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Precinct — Pre cinct (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L. praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre }, and {Cincture}.] 1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
election — The act of choosing or selecting one or more from a greater number of persons, things, courses, or rights. The choice of an alternative. The internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in… … Black's law dictionary
election — The act of choosing or selecting one or more from a greater number of persons, things, courses, or rights. The choice of an alternative. The internal, free, and spontaneous separation of one thing from another, without compulsion, consisting in… … Black's law dictionary
Precinct captain — A precinct captain is the individual who acts as the direct link between a political party s machine and the voters in an election precinct. A precinct captain helps with voter registration, and helps voters get absentee ballots or get to the… … Wikipedia
precinct captain — noun also precinct leader : the party leader of an election precinct compare committeeman … Useful english dictionary
election district — A territorial unit of a state or of a county or municipality established with reference to various offices to be filled by election, such as legislative, congressional, or councilmanic districts, and often with reference to apportionment… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Election Day (United States) — Election Day in the United States is the day set by law for the selection of public officials by popular ballot. For federal offices, it occurs on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November (the Tuesday between November 2 and November 8,… … Wikipedia
precinct — index bailiwick, circuit, close (enclosed area), department, district, province, region, territory Burton s … Law dictionary
Election Systems & Software — (ES S) is an American company that provides voting services. It was founded in 1979 as American Information Systems Inc. (AIS), it merged with Business Records Corp. the following year and changed its name to ES S. ES S is a subsidiary of… … Wikipedia
election district — precinct (def. 3). [1790 1800, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
