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block vote
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Noun1.block vote - a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents
balloting, vote, voting, ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
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block vote n (BRIT) → voto por delegación
block vote n (Brit) → vote m de délégation
block vote (Brit) n → Stimmenblock m
block vote n (BRIT) → voto per delega


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