popular vote

noun

/ˌpɒpjələ ˈvəʊt/

/ˌpɑːpjələr ˈvəʊt/

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[uncountable, countable] the act of voting by the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote
- The head of government is the prime minister, elected by popular vote for a four-year term.
often the popular vote
[countable, usually singular] the choice expressed in an election by the majority of people who vote (but which may not necessarily determine who wins the election, depending on the system used)
- It is possible to win the popular vote but still lose the electoral vote.
compare electoral vote (2)

单词	popular vote
释义	popular vote noun /ˌpɒpjələ ˈvəʊt/ /ˌpɑːpjələr ˈvəʊt/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the act of voting by the people in a country or an area who have the right to vote The head of government is the prime minister, elected by popular vote for a four-year term. often the popular vote [countable, usually singular] the choice expressed in an election by the majority of people who vote (but which may not necessarily determine who wins the election, depending on the system used) It is possible to win the popular vote but still lose the electoral vote. compare electoral vote (2)
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