free votes

A form of free vote — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of free vote
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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