free vote
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌfree ˈvote noun [countable] British English a situation in which members of the British parliament can choose how to vote rather than following the choice of their political party 〔英国议会中不必依从所属政党意愿的〕自由投票
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free vote• Members are traditionally allowed a free vote and can not be instructed by their party to follow a line.• The issues of Maastricht - single currency, sovereignty and legal structure - deserve thorough scrutiny and a free vote.• It called for a free vote on marijuana, and also for possible referendums on abortion and the restoration of capital punishment.• On a free vote the amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246, a majority of forty six.• Who is really winning will not be known before the free vote on the embryo Bill in the new year.ˌfree ˈvote nounChineseSyllable
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free vote
ˌfree ˈvote
noun [countable] British English
a situation in which members of the British parliament can choose how to vote rather than following the choice of their political party
ˌfree ˈvote
noun [countable] British Englisha situation in which members of the British parliament can choose how to vote rather than following the choice of their political party