voice vote

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A vote that is held by members calling out aye or nay, used in cases where result is not contested or at least not close and a count is not needed to determine if the motion passes.
    — The anti-gay amendment was initially defeated in the House on a voice vote. But it was later approved by a large margin on a roll call vote, suggesting that many congressmen feared negative reactions from constituents in an election year.

词形变化

voice votes plural
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