| straw poll | n pungutan suara: a ~ taken among members showed overwhelming support for the stand taken by the President, satu pungutan suara yg dijalankan di kalangan ahli menunjukkan sokongan yg tdk terhingga thdp pendirian yg diambil oleh Presiden. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| referendum | n pemungutan suara, referendum; (vote taken) pungutan suara: to hold a ~, mengadakan pemungutan suara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| well1 | d. reasonably, wajar, sewajarnya: most people are unhappy with the outcome. Indeed, one might ~ query the validity of the referendum, considering the irregularities that occurred, kebanyakan orang tdk puas hati dgn keputusannya. Sebenarnya, sah atau tdk pungutan suara ini wajar dipersoalkan, memandangkan ada perkara yg tdk menurut peraturan yg telah terjadi; you’d better ask him in. We can’t very ~ leave him standing outside in the rain, ajak sajalah dia masuk. Tdk wajar kita membiarkan dia kehujanan di luar; he is treated with respect, as ~ he might be, dia diperlakukan dgn hormat, spt sewajarnya; you may ~ ask!, (colloq) bukan kamu saja yg ingin tahu!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| from | 7. (indic one of two extremes) daripada: the shoes are priced ~ $100 to $300, kasut-kasut itu berharga daripada $100 hingga $300; he approved all the opposition’s demands, ~ the holding of a referendum to economic reforms, dia meluluskan semua tuntutan pihak pembangkang, daripada mengadakan pungutan suara hingga ke perubahan ekonomi; 8. (indic reason, cause) kerana, sebab, akibat: he did it ~ revenge, dia melakukannya kerana membalas dendam; she was exhausted ~ the walk, dia keletihan kerana berjalan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |