voter /'V0uta(r); NAmE 'vou-/ noun a person who votes or has the right to vote, especially in a political election

voter /'V0uta(r); NAmE 'vou-/ noun a person who votes or has the right to vote, especially in a political election

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A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion.

— o Only 60% of eligible

voters actually used their vote. H# 60% W# n"

MATrfsIiTj&^MSL — see also floating voter, swing

VOTER

voting /'vautnj; NAmE 'vou-/ noun [U] the action of choosing sb/sth in an election or at a meeting M;

^ ; A _: He was eliminated in the first round of voting. — 0 Voting will take

place on May 1. SIff 5 ^ 1 0 Mft<, 0 tactical voting o to be of voting age

'voting booth noun (especially NAmE) = polling booth 'voting machine noun a machine in which votes can be recorded automatically, used, for example, in the US

mmamju -t-t-mm

votive /'vautiv; NAmE 'vou-/ adj. [usually before noun] {technical A ip) presented to a god as a sign of thanks

( [Sl±^ ) &JSW, AATttBW: votive offerings

vouch /vautJV verb 'vouch for sb/sth to say that

you believe that sb will behave well and that you will be responsible for their actions ( I&kiiE ) :

Are you willing to vouch for him? 0

I can vouch for her ability to work hard. j]I^₀ vouch for sth to say that you believe that sth is true or good because you have evidence for it ( @ # iffUffi ) A'-fTil SZO confirm _: I was in bed with the flu. My wife can vouch for that, EE ^ H

To HcW^TBJAitk^iiEo

vouch er /'vautja(r)/ noun {BrE) a printed piece of paper that can be used instead of money to pay for sth, or that allows you to pay less than the usual price of sth ftffj#; SI#: a voucher for a free meal AftfflU# 0 a travel voucher M # 0 This discount voucher entitles you to 10% off your next purchase.

— see also luncheon voucher vouch safe /.vautj'seif/ verb ~ sth (to sb) (old-fashioned or formal) to give, offer or tell sth to sb, especially in order to give them a special advantage jffT, , # ( X^b W#f£i: ) : [VN] He vouchsafed to me

certain family secrets. flfeitfSftlilT[also V that, VNN, V speech] vow /vau/ noun, verb

a noun a formal and serious promise, especially a religious one, to do sth ( ) W, WW, to

make/take a vow 7 / A If o to break/keep a vow /

MfrWW 0 to break your marriage vows fjiSIffW 0 Nuns take a vow of chastity. {tIAAA ■ verb to make a formal and serious promise to do sth or a formal statement that is true 71F; AW: [V to

inf] She vowed never to speak to him again. M A W# 1±L o o [V (that)] He vowed (that) he had not hurt her. #, k W fife A W ffr iS Ml „ 0 [VN] They vowed eternal friendship. #TT7t?icAitA#o [also V speech] vowel /'vaual/ noun {phonetics iltlf) 1 a speech sound in which the mouth is open and the tongue is not touching the top of the mouth, the teeth, etc., for example /a:, e, o:/ % W : vowel sounds o Each language has a different vowel system. if THfTlfiiPTfTI^] W X # %. i% o — see also cardinal vowel 2 a letter that represents a vowel sound. In English the vowels are a, e, i, o, and u. AWT# — compare consonant n. — see also diphthong

vox pop /,vDks 'pop; NAmE ,va:ks 'pa:p/ noun [C, U] {BrE, informal) the opinion of members of the public, especially when it is broadcast or published ( Ajfpjil&A

m )

voyage /'vond3/ noun, verb

m noun a long journey, especially by sea or in space M ff; ( Ata ) MIT MA: an around-the-world voyage 0 a voyage in space l^o The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage {= first journey).

A A To o {figurative) Going to college can be a voyage of self-discovery.

2253 vulgar Latin

■ verb [V +adv./prep.] (literary) to travel, especially in a ship and over a long distance MTf; STh ( Xfs ) jesfli voy ager /'vond30(r)/ noun {old-fashioned or literary) a person who goes on a long journey, especially by ship to unknown parts of the world MfrW; izsTf#; ( X % )

voy-eur /vwai'3i(r); voi'3:(r)/ noun {disapproving) 1 a person who gets pleasure from secretly watching other people have sex M U ffe A14 fr X )

2 a person who enjoys watching the problems and private lives of others

) ► voy-eurism /vwai'3:riz9m; voi'3>/ noun [U] voyeuris-tic /.vwam'ristik; .voia'r-/ adj.: a voyeuristic interest in other people’s lives A£?Sff A®

VP /,vi: 'pi:/ abbr. vice-president gij&gfc; g!]&fj vroom /vru:m/ noun [U] used to represent the loud sound made by a vehicle moving very fast ( A #5 S5 M Trifc H A f±J W ) Rg $ — p: Vroom! A sports car roared past. 7*,

vs abbr. {especially NAmE) versus •

'V-sign noun a sign that you make by holding up your hand and making a V-shape with your first and second fingers. When the palm (= inside part) of your hand is facing away from you, the sign means Victory’; when the palm is facing towards you the sign is used as a way of being rude to other people. * V ( ¥7'

, ¥T'[b] ft ) — compare two

FINGERS

vso /,vi: es 'au; NAmE 'ou/ abbr. Voluntary Service Overseas

VTOL /,vi: ti: au 'el; NAmE ou/ abbr. vertical take-off and landing (used to refer to an aircraft that can take off and land by going straight up or straight down) (

vul can ized {BrE also -ised) /'VAlkanaizd/ adj. {technical A iff) (of rubber $.%£) treated with sulphur at great heat to make it stronger ISiitfk&LSIW; vulcan-ology /,VAlk0'm)l0d3i; NAmE -'na:l-/ noun [U]

=VOLCANOLOGY

vul gar /'vAlga(r)/ adj. 1 not having or showing good taste; not polite, elegant or well behaved

®LIfW; H33 COARSE, IN BAD TASTE: a

vulgar man A o vulgar decorations fgSft

o She found their laughter and noisy games coarse and rather vulgar. fn WpWpf-f

2 rude and likely to offend filf W; k # W; T crude _: vulgar jokes # ffj

► vul-gar-ly adv.: He eyed her vulgarly.

Hit.

.vulgar 'fraction noun {BrE) a fraction (= a number less than one) that is shown as numbers above and below a line # jIAffc: ³A and % are vulgar fractions. * ³A fp % i^llfMAIL — compare decimal n. vulgarian /vAl'gearian; NAmE -'ger-/ noun (formal) a person who does not have polite manners or good taste MrWA; jfMA

vulgarism /’VAlgarizam/ noun (formal) a rude word or expression, especially one relating to sex ( AjaTftW

aw)

vulgarity /vAl'gaerati/ noun [U, C] the fact of being rude or not having good taste; a rude object, picture, etc. to®; mm-, TI; ) _: She was

offended by the vulgarity of their jokes.

o a pornographic magazine full of

vulgarities

vulgarize (BrE also -ise) /'vAlgaraiz/ verb [VN] (formal, disapproving) to spoil sth by changing it so that it is more ordinary than before and not of such a high standard ► vulgar-iza-tion, -isa-

tion /.VAlgarai'zeiJn; NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [U]

.vulgar 'Latin noun [u] the spoken form of Latin which was used in the western part of the Roman Empire

KiamTig (A^HMiwiimrrnig)