first vote
Opening electoral choice
First vote refers to the initial ballot cast on a matter, or to someone's inaugural experience of voting.
A politician might recall their first vote in Congress as a formative moment.
For individuals, first vote often marks reaching voting age or citizenship: I cast my first vote in the 2020 election.
The phrase emphasizes the milestone quality of democratic participation.
- ballotVoting document
- ballot boxContainer for cast votes
- electionOrganized public voting
- election dayScheduled voting occasion
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
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- New South AfricaNelson Mandela, Mandela, rainbow nation, African National Congress, new constitution
- electionsballot, ballots, candidates, polls, election day
- initiation ritesrite of passage, initiation rite, walkabout, tribal initiation, puberty rites
first votefinal vote
Conclusive electoral decision
binding vote · tie-breaking vote · confirmation vote · tiebreaker · third reading
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