A vote cast at an election for a single candidate when the voter has the right to vote for two or more (also plumper vote). Also: a voter who casts…
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释义 | society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > registering or casting votes > types of voting > one who (7) plumper1761 A vote cast at an election for a single candidate when the voter has the right to vote for two or more (also plumper vote). Also: a voter who casts… faggot voter1818 a man enabled to vote by the nominal transfer of property, in order to contrive a vote for a particular candidate or party. repeater1862 Chiefly U.S. A person who illegally votes or attempts to vote more than once at an election. Now historical. vest-pocket voter1888 (see quot. 1888). swing vote1966 the independent vote(r) that often decisively influences the result of a poll; also, a casting voter. ticket-splitter1972 tactical voter1974 tactical voting Politics, the practice of transferring electoral allegiance for tactical purposes, esp. in the hope of denying victory to a third… |
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