popular vote

noun

the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college.Compare electoral vote.

the vote for a candidate, issue, etc., made by the qualified voters, as opposed to a vote made by elected representatives.

Origin of popular vote

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby popular vote

popularly, popular music, popular singer, popular song, popular sovereignty, popular vote, populate, population, population control, population explosion, population genetics

Example sentences from the Web for popular vote

Pay attention to the delegate math more than simple percentage of the popular-vote wins.
Ron Paul’s Slow-and-Steady Strategy|John Avlon|March 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ross Perot robbed Bill Clinton of the popular-vote majority he deserved, but he did move the Democrats to tackle the deficit.
The Liberal Democratic Flash in the Pan|Paul Begala|May 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then you ask why we do not get suffrage by the popular-vote method, State by State?
Debate On Woman Suffrage In The Senate Of The United States,|Henry W. Blair, J.E. Brown, J.N. Dolph, G.G. Vest, Geo. F. Hoar.
Therefore I ask you not to compel us to have this question settled by what you term the popular-vote method.
Debate On Woman Suffrage In The Senate Of The United States,|Henry W. Blair, J.E. Brown, J.N. Dolph, G.G. Vest, Geo. F. Hoar.

单词	popular vote
释义	popular vote noun the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college.Compare electoral vote. the vote for a candidate, issue, etc., made by the qualified voters, as opposed to a vote made by elected representatives. Origin of popular vote An Americanism dating back to 1830–40 Words nearby popular vote popularly, popular music, popular singer, popular song, popular sovereignty, popular vote, populate, population, population control, population explosion, population genetics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for popular vote Pay attention to the delegate math more than simple percentage of the popular-vote wins. Ron Paul’s Slow-and-Steady Strategy\|John Avlon\|March 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Ross Perot robbed Bill Clinton of the popular-vote majority he deserved, but he did move the Democrats to tackle the deficit. The Liberal Democratic Flash in the Pan\|Paul Begala\|May 7, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Then you ask why we do not get suffrage by the popular-vote method, State by State? Debate On Woman Suffrage In The Senate Of The United States,\|Henry W. Blair, J.E. Brown, J.N. Dolph, G.G. Vest, Geo. F. Hoar. Therefore I ask you not to compel us to have this question settled by what you term the popular-vote method. Debate On Woman Suffrage In The Senate Of The United States,\|Henry W. Blair, J.E. Brown, J.N. Dolph, G.G. Vest, Geo. F. Hoar.
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