protest vote

pro·test vote

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun proh-test voht]
- /noun ˈproʊ tɛst voʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun proh-test voht]
- /noun ˈproʊ tɛst voʊt/

Definitions of protest vote words

noun protest vote a ballot cast for a candidate with a minimal chance of winning, to register dislike for the other candidates. 1
countable noun protest vote In an election, a protest vote is a vote against the party you usually support in order to show disapproval of something they are doing or planning to do. 0
noun protest vote a vote cast for someone other than the candidate who might have expected it, in order to show the voter's discontent 0
noun protest vote body of protest votes (or voters) collectively 0

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Origin of protest vote

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Protest vote

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Protest vote

protest vote popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

protest vote usage trend in Literature

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