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popular votenoun1An act of voting by the electorate of a country or area: the cabinet and parliament must now debate the initiative before it goes to a popular vote...- The head of government is the prime minister, elected by popular vote for a four-year term.
- The executive branch, the Consul, is elected by popular vote.
- The DPP is positioning itself to call a referendum that would give formal effect to the claim of national sovereignty by popular vote.
1.1 ( the popular vote) The choice expressed through the votes cast by the electorate: the party won 26.6% of the popular vote he could win the electoral vote and lose the popular vote...- Suppose the Green Party or Libertarian Party gets 5% of the popular vote in the next election.
- Hayes became president, winning the Electoral College by 1 - despite losing the popular vote 48 per cent to 51 per cent.
- In the European elections in 1999, halfway through the Labour government's term, the Conservatives did remarkably well in the popular vote.
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