Wednesday, 27 May 2009

The new Seven Wonders

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When a person or a political party polls a particular number of votes in an election, they receive that number:
With nearly all the votes counted, Mr Soto had polled 67% of the vote.

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noun [C]
1 FORMAL a person who comes from the same country

2 US a friend or someone you work with
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adjective
1 (especially of a degree) given as an honour to someone who has not completed a course of study:
She received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University in recognition of her work for the homeless.

2 An honorary position in an organization is one for which no payment is made:
Charities often have a well-known person as their honorary treasurer.
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