abstention | n 1. see ABSTINENCE; 2. (in voting) a. act of abstaining, tindakan utk /berkecuali, tdk mengundi/, berkecuali, tdk mengundi: the United States’ ~ disappointed the African nations, tindakan Amerika Syarikat utk tdk mengundi mengecewakan negara-negara Afrika; b. instance of abstaining, berkecuali, tdk mengundi: ten votes in favour, six against and three ~s, sepuluh undi menyokong, enam menentang dan tiga berkecuali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
franchise | n 1. right to vote, hak mengundi: women had to fight for the ~ in Britain, kaum wanita terpaksa berjuang utk mendapatkan hak mengundi di Britain; 2. (commerce) francais: the company has won the ~ to sell Toyota cars, syarikat itu mendapat francais utk menjual kereta Toyota; the shoes are manufactured in Thailand under ~, kasut-kasut itu dibuat di negeri Thai di bawah francais; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
vote | n 1. choice made by voting, undi: each man has only one ~, setiap orang hanya dibenarkan satu undi sahaja; there was a slight decrease in the ~ for the opposition, kekurangan undi pihak pembangkang adalah kecil; give o’s ~ to, mengundi: I give my ~ to the independent candidate, saya mengundi calon bebas; 2. act of making a choice by voting, pengundian: the ~ was by a show of hands, pengundian dibuat dgn cara mengangkat tangan; /have, take/ a ~, mengundi: we shall take a ~ on the proposal, kita akan mengundi utk usul itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
enfranchise | vt (fml) 1. grant the power of voting to, memberikan hak mengundi kpd: the new law will ~ everyone over 18 years of age, undang-undang baru itu akan memberikan hak mengundi kpd sesiapa yg berumur lebih drpd 18 tahun; 2. release from (slave) bondage, memerdekakan, membebaskan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
voting | adj 1. (of papers, machine used in conducting a poll ) undi; 2. entitling one to vote,layak mengundi: the ~ age was lowered to 18, umur layak mengundi diturunkan kpd 18 tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
ballot | n/b1. system of voting in secret, pengundian (sulit), pembuangan undi; 2. act, instance of voting in secret, pengundian (sulit), pembuangan undi, mengundi (secara sulit), membuang undi; take a ~, mengundi (secara sulit); 3. ballot-paper, kertas undi; 4. votes cast, jumlah undi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
poll | n 1. (usu in pl) the casting of votes at an election, pilihan raya: the floods kept many people away from the ~s, banjir menyebabkan ramai orang tdk dapat mengundi dlm pilihan raya itu; the party won a landslide victory at the ~s, parti itu mendapat kemenangan besar dlm pilihan raya; go to the ~s, membuang undi, mengundi: we will go to the ~s in two week’s time, kami akan membuang undi dlm masa dua minggu lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
non-voting | adj 1. of non-voters, tdk mengundi; 2. (finance) tanpa undi: ~ share, syer tanpa undi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
enfranchisement | n (fml) 1. act of granting the power of voting to, pemberian hak mengundi kpd; 2. act of releasing from bondage, pemerdekaan, pembebasan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
enable | >vt 1. give power to, membolehkan: a law was passed to ~ women to vote, undang-undang telah diluluskan utk membolehkan wanita mengundi; he needs an absolute majority to ~ him to govern, dia perlu mendapat majoriti mutlak utk membolehkannya memerintah; 2. give means to, membolehkan: his skill ~d him to earn a living,kemahirannya membolehkannya mencari nafkah; 3. make possible, membolehkan: the scholarship will ~ him to continue his studies, biasiswa itu akan membolehkannya meneruskan pelajarannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |