English · Idiom Historical

casting vote

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The vote of the presiding officer when the votes of the assembly are equal. This final vote casts, turns, or deter- mines the question.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phiếu bầu của chủ tọa khi số phiếu của hội đồng bằng nhau

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “casting vote” mean?

The vote of the presiding officer when the votes of the assembly are equal. This final vote casts, turns, or deter- mines the question.

Is “casting vote” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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