Sentences with phrase «symbolic vote»

What are the most common symbolic votes to be cast?

A common political symbolic vote is voting against one's party preferences when said party is in the majority.

Possibly riding high on the relief — rather than out - and - out joy — of winning an important symbolic vote this morning when a motion was put to the conference hall on continuing the coalition's economic policies was carried, a debate where the Lib Dem leader himself summed up, he continued to push coalition strength and struggle over capitulating to his party's leftwing.

Without an alternative, the congressman said he would not take part in mostly symbolic votes to repeal Obamacare.

South Korea — A fire that appeared to have started in a parking garage consumed an eight - story building in Jecheon, South Korea, killing at least 29... the largely symbolic vote...

Their aim has been to prepare the ground for a backbench debate on Thursday in which MPs will hold a symbolic vote on returning to the old days when Prime Ministers had full discretion to call elections as they saw fit.

Last week, pushback from conservative groups helped to topple the House leadership's attempt to pass a continuing resolution that would have forced on the Senate a symbolic vote to defund Obamacare.

The wage freeze program for elected officials was «really a symbolic vote,» meant to prompt workers to make concessions, Gregory said.

What is the meaning and purpose of a symbolic vote?

In which case the symbolic vote is the actual vote.

Casting a symbolic vote means casting a vote on a topic so as to take a public stance on it without needing to face any consequences (or because you'll actually face consequences in your constituency if you vote along with the party line).

A symbolic vote simply means a vote that has no real bearing on actual legislation changing one way or the other.

Suppose John McCain voted «yes» on a symbolic vote on a bill, and «no» on the actual bill.

The goal, said the teacher, Greg Snoad, is to offer Republicans, Democrats and independents «a chance to make a symbolic vote for civil political discussion.»

Introducing the report, MAP President Baroness Morris of Bolton highlighted the importance of Palestinian statehood recognition, supported by UK Parliament in a symbolic vote in October 2014: «Recognition will bolster those Palestinians who believe that the path of non-violence will lead to a state coming into being through diplomacy and democratic expression, not destruction, a state which lives side - by - side with Israel in peace and prosperity.»

A symbolic vote by the Tompkins County Legislature last night — calling for ethics reform in state

Magee ousted a three - term incumbent, and teachers held a symbolic vote of no confidence in Education Commissioner John King, over what critics call a botched rollout of the new Common Core learning standards.

Magee ousted a three - term incumbent, and teachers held a symbolic vote of no confidence in King, over what critics call a botched roll out of the new Common Core learning standards.

She was heavily defeated in the Lords last week and Remain - backing MPs are staging a symbolic vote on Thursday.

A symbolic vote on the issue on Thursday could give a clue to the mood of MPs ahead of the amendment vote expected next month.

I think it became a symbolic vote.»