votation

UK/vəʊˈteɪʃn̩/

votation noun: the act of voting, especially when not to elect a government or head of state.

Noun (1)

votation (plural not attested)

(no plural, rare, usually) The act of voting, especially when not to elect a government or head of state.
- Yet there is some reluctance to do this partly because coming to decisions, even the simple yes/no of a votation, can prove difficult.2003, C. Church, The Politics and Government of Switzerland, page 149
- The first votation would establish whether the Jurassian people did indeed wish to create their own canton, but given the internal division of the Jura people between separatists and loyalists, no district or commune would be forced to stay with the old canton or go with the new one against its own...2010, W. Linder, Swiss Democracy: Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies, page 74

votation (uncountable)

The processing of margarine by means of a votator.
- However, it must be emphasized that close control of the processing temperature of the emulsion during votation, by maintaining a narrow operating range, is as important as specifying a narrow range for either an SFI or an SFC curve when defining the slope of the solids in the incoming oil.1990, David R. Erickson, Edible Fats and Oils Processing: Basic Principles and Modern Practices : World Conference Proceedings
- Basically, the solid fat profile, votation processing, and subsequent tempering of the product give the desired characteristics to the fat.2008, Y. H. Hui, Bakery Products: Science and Technology, page 25

Nonetheless, the failure to resolve the problems created by the 9 February forced people, and cantons, to consider a new votation.2016, Clive H. Church, Political Change in Switzerland: From Stability to Uncertainty, page 153:
The required consistency of the spread is obtained by cooling in a scraped surface heat exchanger, a process called 'votation'.2012, Viggo Norn, Emulsifiers in Food Technology, page 85:

From vote + -ation.

What does votation mean?: Votation means the act of voting, especially when not to elect a government or head of state.
How do you use votation in a sentence?: Nonetheless, the failure to resolve the problems created by the 9 February forced people, and cantons, to consider a new votation.
What part of speech is votation?: Votation is a noun.
How do you pronounce votation?: Votation is pronounced /vəʊˈteɪʃn̩/ (UK).

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