voter turnout
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Voter turnout — Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. Voter turnout was considered high despite widespread concerns of violence … Wikipedia
voter turnout — total number or percentage of eligible voters who cast ballots in an election … English contemporary dictionary
voter turnout — noun the total number of voters who participated they are expecting a large vote • Syn: ↑vote • Derivationally related forms: ↑vote (for: ↑vote) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Voter registration — is the requirement in some democracies for citizens and residents to check in with some central registry specifically for the purpose of being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration… … Wikipedia
Voter suppression — is a form of electoral fraud and refers to the use of governmental power, political campaign strategy, and private resources aimed at suppressing (i.e. reducing) the total vote of opposition candidacies instead of attempting to change likely… … Wikipedia
turnout — turn‧out [ˈtɜːnaʊt ǁ ˈtɜːrn ] noun [singular] the number of people who vote in an election or go to a meeting or other organized event: • Voting drew a record turnout of 85%. * * * turnout UK US /ˈtɜːnaʊt/ noun [S] ► POLITICS the number of people … Financial and business terms
Turnout — may refer to:* Turnout (ballet), a rotation of the leg which comes from the hips, causing the knee and foot to turn outward, away from the center of the body * Voter turnout, the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election * A… … Wikipedia
turnout — noun 1 number of people who vote in an election ADJECTIVE ▪ good, heavy (esp. AmE), high, huge, massive, strong ▪ record ▪ a record … Collocations dictionary
turnout — n. attendance participation 1) to attract a (large) turnout 2) a big, enormous, heavy, large; good; record turnout 3) a light, poor, small turnout 4) (a) voter turnout * * * enormous good heavy large … Combinatory dictionary
voter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ eligible, registered ▪ Only a quarter of registered voters actually voted in the election. ▪ absentee (AmE) ▪ overseas ▪ … Collocations dictionary
