voting

voting — noun

1. the act of making a choice between candidates or proposals by raising your hand,

1.名詞B1
釋義

the act of making a choice between candidates or proposals by raising your hand, marking a ballot paper, or using an electronic machine, especially during an election

例句

The voting for the new class representative starts at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.

Voting by mail has become much more popular in recent years.

collocation: voting by [method] (by mail / by phone / online)

同義詞
  • vote

    vote can be used as a countable noun for a single instance ('each person has one vote'), while voting is the general uncountable process

  • ballot

    ballot refers specifically to the secret voting process or the paper/machine used to record choices, and is more formal

  • poll

    poll can mean the voting process itself ('the polls close at 8 PM') or a survey of opinions ('opinion poll')

反義詞
  • abstention

    abstention is the deliberate choice not to vote, the opposite of participating in voting

用法筆記

This noun is uncountable; you cannot say 'a voting' or 'votings'. Use 'a vote' (countable) for a single instance, or the verb 'to vote' for the action performed by one person.

常見錯誤

❌I did a voting yesterday.
✅I voted yesterday.
💡'voting' is uncountable as a noun; use the verb form to describe a single action.
❌There were three votings in the meeting.
✅There were three votes in the meeting.
💡'votings' is not standard; use 'vote' (countable) for each instance.