Originally U.S. The vote of those whose voting intentions are unknown in polling ahead of a vote.
单词 | θ170176 |
释义 | society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [noun] > one who has right to vote > aggregate of voters of a certain class > specific (3) silent vote1869 Originally U.S. The vote of those whose voting intentions are unknown in polling ahead of a vote. blanket vote1892 Used attributively. Similarly in South Africa to designate Africans who wear a blanket; hence, by extension, blanket vote, the vote of such Africans. flapper vote1928 a contemptuous expression for the parliamentary vote which was granted to women of 21 years and over by Act of Parliament in 1928; so flapper voter. |
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