preferential voting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for preferential voting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

preferential voting N U

preferential voting

sistema de votación en que se eligen candidatos en orden de preferencia

Translations for preferential voting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

voting [Am ˈvoʊdɪŋ, Brit ˈvəʊtɪŋ] N U

voting

votación f

voting age

edad f electoral

voting record

registro m de votaciones

voting record

historial m de votaciones

voting share

acción f con derecho a voto

I.vote [Am voʊt, Brit vəʊt] N

1.1. vote C (ballot cast):

vote

voto m

vote

sufragio m form

to cast one's vote form

emitir su (or mi etc.) voto form

we won by two votes

ganamos por dos votos

I gave my vote to the Green Party

(le) di mi voto al Partido Verde

I gave my vote to the Green Party

voté por el or voté al Partido Verde

there were many spoiled votes

hubo muchos votos anulados or invalidados

one man, one vote

un hombre, un voto

one man, one vote

sufragio m universal

1.2. vote U (right to vote):

the vote

el sufragio

the vote

el derecho de or al voto

to give sb/gain the vote

conceder a alguien/conseguir el sufragio or el derecho de or al voto

2.1. vote C (act):

vote

votación f

to call for a vote

pedir una votación

to put sth to the vote, to take a vote on sth

someter algo a votación

2.2. vote U or C (collective decision):

the vote was 12 to 4 in favor

el resultado de la votación fue de 12 votos a favor y 4 en contra

to pass a vote of confidence/no confidence

aprobar un voto de confianza/de censura

she proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman

pidió que constara el agradecimiento de todos al presidente

3.1. vote U (total votes cast):

the Republican share of the vote

el porcentaje de votos republicanos

3.2. vote U (votes of a group):

vote

voto m

the women's vote

el voto de las mujeres

II.vote [Am voʊt, Brit vəʊt] VB intr

vote

votar

which way will you be voting?

¿cómo va a votar?

which way will you be voting?

¿por or a quién piensa votar?

to vote for sb

votar por or a alguien

to vote on sth

someter algo a votación

to vote for/against sth

votar a favor de / en contra de algo

we voted against a strike

votamos en contra de la huelga

III.vote [Am voʊt, Brit vəʊt] VB trans

1.1. vote (support, choose):

vote

votar por

vote

votar

vote Stevenson!

¡vote por or a Stevenson!

I've voted Republican all my life

toda la vida he votado por or a los republicanos

1.2. vote (elect):

vote

elegir por votación

we voted her treasurer

la elegimos tesorera por votación

she was voted onto the board

fue elegida por votación para integrar la junta

to vote sb into office

votar por or a alguien para un cargo

to vote sb out of office

votar para reemplazar a alguien en su cargo

1.3. vote (declare, judge):

vote

considerar

the program was voted a complete failure

el programa fue considerado un fracaso rotundo

2.1. vote (approve):

vote

aprobar

they voted themselves a pay increase

se aprobaron un aumento de sueldo

2.2. vote (decide):

to vote to + infin

votar por  +  infin

members voted to raise subscriptions

los socios votaron por aumentar la cuota

2.3. vote (propose) inf:

to vote (that)

votar por que  +  subj inf

I vote (that) we go by taxi

yo voto por que vayamos en taxi

preferential [Am ˌprɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l, Brit ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)l] ADJ attr

1. preferential treatment:

preferential

preferente

preferential

preferencial

to give preferential treatment to sb/sth

dar trato preferente or preferencial a alguien/algo

2. preferential:

preferential tariff/trade/terms COMM, ECON

preferencial

preferential tariff/trade/terms COMM, ECON

preferente

preferential creditor/debt FIN

privilegiado

preferential voting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preferential voting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.voting ADJ

voting

de votos

II.voting N

voting

votación f

I.vote [vəʊt, Am voʊt] VB intr

1. vote (elect):

vote

votar

to vote for/against sb/sth

votar a favor/en contra de alguien/algo

2. vote (formally decide):

to vote on sth

someter algo a votación

II.vote [vəʊt, Am voʊt] VB trans

1. vote (elect):

vote

elegir por votación

2. vote (propose):

to vote that ...

votar que... +subj

3. vote (declare):

vote

considerar

III.vote [vəʊt, Am voʊt] N

1. vote (formally made choice):

vote

voto m

2. vote (election):

vote

votación f

to put sth to the vote

someter algo a votación

3. vote (right to elect):

to have the vote

tener derecho al voto

preferential [ˌprefəˈrenʃl] ADJ

preferential

preferente

preferential ECON

preferencial

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1961 redistribution.

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Optional preferential voting will be brought in for below-the-line voting, to match the original plan in the bill for it to apply above the line.

theconversation.com

Indeed, the whole point of introducing preferential voting was to allow safe spoiler-free three-cornered contests.

en.wikipedia.org

This election marked the return of preferential voting after first past the post voting had been used for elections from 1944-1960.

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