free vote

noun

In a Westminster parliamentary system and other democratic systems, a vote by members of a legislative body in which the members are permitted by their respective political parties to vote as they individually see fit, without direction from their political leaders.

Similar
conscience vote
Opposite
whipped vote
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Meanings

nounfree vote (plural free votes)

plural free votes

  1. governmentIn a Westminster parliamentary system and other democratic systems, a vote by members of a legislative body in which the members are permitted by their respective political parties to vote as they individually see fit, without direction from their political leaders.

    Synonyms: conscience vote

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn a Westminster parliamentary system and other democratic systems, a vote by members of a legislative body in which the members are permitted by their respective political parties to vote as they individually see fit, without direction from their political leaders.

Similar
conscience vote
Opposite
whipped vote
Also see
conscience vote
Cite this entry
APA

free vote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20vote

MLA

“free vote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20vote. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free vote,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20vote.

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