vote-by-mailn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌvəʊtbʌɪˈmeɪl/, U.S.

/ˌvoʊtbaɪˈmeɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vote n.¹, vote v., by prep., mail n.²

Etymology: < either vote n.¹ or vote v. + by prep. + mail n.²

Originally and chiefly North American.

A. n.

An election or system of voting in which voters send in their ballot papers by mail; a vote or votes cast in this way. Cf. postal ballot n. at Compounds, postal vote n. at Compounds.Often without hyphens, and in early use not a fixed collocation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > voting by post or when absent

absent vote1850

letter ballot1874

vote-by-mail1880

postal ballot1888

postal vote1903

postal voting1913

1880 Poultry World Feb. 57/2 A vote by mail... Sir:—You have in previous numbers of the Poultry World discussed the question of voting by mail, on the part of absent members.

1905 Amer. Gas Light Jrnl. 10 Apr. 563/1 It seems to me we will not make any mistake, if it [sc. the motion] is..referred to a vote by mail.

1985 Statesman-Jrnl. (Salem, Oregon) 25 Oct. 3 b/2 ‘That's what's good about vote-by-mail,’ he said. ‘It gives people who are uninformed two weeks to learn more about an issue.’

2020 CNN Live Event/Special (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 5 Nov. The expectation from Democrats..is that the outstanding vote here, the vote by mail, will skew potentially even more Democratic.

B. adj.

Designating an election or system of voting in which voters send in their ballot papers by mail. Also: of or relating to such a system.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [adjective] > type of voting

absentee1858

vote-by-mail1908

solid-shot1935

crossover voting1948

1908 Fresno (Calif.) Morning Republican 29 Jan. 2/4 A vote by mail ballot was taken and about 800 votes were cast.

1921 Canton (Texas) Herald 15 July 5/2 Two men..[will be] nominated in each of the 20 districts of the state, preparatory to a vote-by-mail election.

1932 Evening Gaz. & Republican (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 11 May 8/1 In all probability the vote-by-mail system would be subject to no more abuse than the present system.

1995 Economist 9 Dec. 59/1 The second part of the election.., when the primary winners from both parties face each other, will also be vote-by-mail.

2020 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 27 Aug. a1/3 State officials confirmed recently that they will not be continuing the no-excuse vote-by-mail option that was implemented during this year's primary election due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vote-by-mail
释义	vote-by-mailn.adj. Brit. /ˌvəʊtbʌɪˈmeɪl/, U.S. /ˌvoʊtbaɪˈmeɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vote n.¹, vote v., by prep., mail n.² Etymology: < either vote n.¹ or vote v. + by prep. + mail n.² Originally and chiefly North American. A. n. An election or system of voting in which voters send in their ballot papers by mail; a vote or votes cast in this way. Cf. postal ballot n. at Compounds, postal vote n. at Compounds.Often without hyphens, and in early use not a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > voting by post or when absent absent vote1850 letter ballot1874 vote-by-mail1880 postal ballot1888 postal vote1903 postal voting1913 1880 Poultry World Feb. 57/2 A vote by mail... Sir:—You have in previous numbers of the Poultry World discussed the question of voting by mail, on the part of absent members. 1905 Amer. Gas Light Jrnl. 10 Apr. 563/1 It seems to me we will not make any mistake, if it [sc. the motion] is..referred to a vote by mail. 1985 Statesman-Jrnl. (Salem, Oregon) 25 Oct. 3 b/2 ‘That's what's good about vote-by-mail,’ he said. ‘It gives people who are uninformed two weeks to learn more about an issue.’ 2020 CNN Live Event/Special (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 5 Nov. The expectation from Democrats..is that the outstanding vote here, the vote by mail, will skew potentially even more Democratic. B. adj. Designating an election or system of voting in which voters send in their ballot papers by mail. Also: of or relating to such a system. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [adjective] > type of voting absentee1858 vote-by-mail1908 solid-shot1935 crossover voting1948 1908 Fresno (Calif.) Morning Republican 29 Jan. 2/4 A vote by mail ballot was taken and about 800 votes were cast. 1921 Canton (Texas) Herald 15 July 5/2 Two men..[will be] nominated in each of the 20 districts of the state, preparatory to a vote-by-mail election. 1932 Evening Gaz. & Republican (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) 11 May 8/1 In all probability the vote-by-mail system would be subject to no more abuse than the present system. 1995 Economist 9 Dec. 59/1 The second part of the election.., when the primary winners from both parties face each other, will also be vote-by-mail. 2020 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 27 Aug. a1/3 State officials confirmed recently that they will not be continuing the no-excuse vote-by-mail option that was implemented during this year's primary election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1880
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