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Definition of overvote in English: overvotenoun ˈəʊvəvəʊt US An instance of casting more votes than is permissible at an election.
verb ˈəʊvəvəʊt 1with object To defeat by a majority of votes; = "outvote". Now rare. 2with object And without object. To cast more than the permissible number of votes for a post, candidate, etc., or on a ballot paper, at an election.
Origin 1960s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. From over- + vote mid 17th century; earliest use found in Cornelius Burges (d. 1665), Church of England clergyman and ejected minister. From over- + vote. Definition of overvote in US English: overvotenounˈəʊvəvəʊt US An instance of casting more votes than is permissible at an election.
verbˈəʊvəvəʊt 1with object To defeat by a majority of votes; = "outvote". Now rare. 2with object And without object. To cast more than the permissible number of votes for a post, candidate, etc., or on a ballot paper, at an election.
Origin 1960s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. From over- + vote<br>mid 17th century; earliest use found in Cornelius Burges (d. 1665), Church of England clergyman and ejected minister. From over- + vote. |