casting vote

NOUN
  1. the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
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How To Use casting vote In A Sentence

  • The vote split 19-19, with the chairman's casting vote sealing his expulsion.
  • Sometimes there is a deadlock in a city and district, and regional councils and mayors have to show leadership and give a casting vote.
  • Now that Hillary was forced out, this Floridian is casting vote for Mccain, because he is honorable and more experienced than the other one, I don't even want to mention his name, because I don't really know him. Polls: Obama, McCain locked in dead heat
  • Who do you give your casting vote to? The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
  • The chairman gave his casting vote in favour.
  • The Erinyes demand their victim; he pleads the orders of Apollo; the votes of the judges are equally divided, and Athena gives her casting vote for acquittal. 2008 August | ultraorange.net
  • Would he not enjoy having the power of the casting vote? The Sun
  • Sometimes there is a deadlock in a city and district, and regional councils and mayors have to show leadership and give a casting vote.
  • The deadline for casting votes is February 1, 2001.
  • In such a scenario, just who would control the chamber is a matter of debate, hinging on what powers are held by the lieutenant governor, who is granted a "casting vote" by the state constitution without further explanation of what that term means. Senate Control Still in Doubt, But GOP Gains
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