countervote

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ vote.

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˌkaʊntə(ɹ)ˈvəʊt/

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• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌvəʊt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

countervote (third-person singular simple present countervotes, present participle countervoting, simple past and past participle countervoted)

1. To vote against.
2. To balance or overcome by voting.
   • 1697-1698, John Scott, Practical Discourses upon Several Subjects

     he would doubtless have been more a Friend to himself and a Father to his Family than to have countervoted God in his Choice and Election for him.

Noun

countervote (plural countervotes)

1. A vote that goes against another.

References

“countervote”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.