voting

Giving its owner the right to help decide how a company is run.

• She owns voting shares in the company.
• These investors hold most of the voting stock.
• Does this class of shares carry voting rights?

Opposites: nonvoting

Common phrases: voting shares, voting stock, voting rights

The process of formally choosing a person or option in an election.

• Voting starts at eight tomorrow.
• Online voting made the election easier to organize.
• Many young people took part in voting for the first time.

How to use it: voting for someone/something (Voting for a candidate takes only a few minutes.)

Similar words: balloting

Common phrases: postal voting, online voting, voting system, voting booth