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a ballot cast for a candidate with a minimal chance of winning, to register dislike for the other candidates.[1970-75]
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protest vote
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protest — Synonyms and related words: affirm, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, allege, announce, announcement, annunciate, annunciation, argue, assert, assertion, assever, asseverate, asseveration, aver, averment, avouch, avouchment, avow, avowal, bad… … Moby Thesaurus
