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tatement on some subject or special occasion; as, an address of thanks, an address to the voters.

To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.

ng "yes" to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.

A canvassing for votes.

One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.

Devoted to enjoyment.

to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things. I am far from commending those ascetics that take up their quarters…

One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.

Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting. She grows more assiduous in her attendance. Addison.

ns, originally used in South Australia, in which there is such an arrangement for polling votes that secrecy is compulsorily maintained, and the ballot used is an official ballot printed and distributed by the government.

To bind, or to devote, by a vow. [Obs.] Wyclif.

An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, "To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it."

A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an idolater.

A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser. "Tipsy bacchanals." Shak.

The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district. Ballot box, a box for receiving ballots.

One who votes by ballot.

To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.

ions which conflict with his own, as in politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to his own church, party, belief, or opinion. To doubt, where bigots had been content to wonder and believe. Macaulay.

stinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion practice, or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or party, and illiberal toward the opinions of others. "Bigoted to strife." Byron.