- tactical voting
- noun (U) the practice of voting for a political party that you do not support in order to prevent another party from winning an election
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
tactical voting
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tactical voting — noun The practice of voting for a political party one does not support in order to prevent the election of a party one is even more opposed to • • • Main Entry: ↑tactic * * * tactical voting UK [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvəʊtɪŋ] US [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvoʊtɪŋ] noun… … Useful english dictionary
tactical voting — n [U] BrE the practice of voting for a political party that you do not support in order to prevent another party from winning an election … Dictionary of contemporary English
Tactical voting — In voting systems, tactical voting (or strategic voting or sophisticated voting) occurs when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome. It has been shown by the Gibbard… … Wikipedia
tactical voting — The practice of voting for a candidate other than the voter’s first preference, in order to keep out another candidate of whom the voter particularly disapproves. A Labour supporter in a seat where the Liberal Democrats are the most effective… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
tactical voting — N UNCOUNT Tactical voting is the act of voting for a particular person or political party in order to prevent someone else from winning, rather than because you support that person or party. [BRIT] … English dictionary
tactical voting — tac|ti|cal vot|ing [ ,tæktıkl voutıŋ ] noun uncount a vote for a politician or party that you do not really support but are willing to vote for in order to defeat another politician or party that you dislike … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tactical voting — UK [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvəʊtɪŋ] / US [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvoʊtɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a vote for a politician or party that you do not really support but are willing to vote for in order to defeat another politician or party that you dislike … English dictionary
tactical — tac‧tic‧al [ˈtæktɪkl] adjective 1. done in order to achieve what you want at a later time, especially in a large plan: • Their agreement was a tactical move to avoid the threat of legal action. 2. tactical mistake/error a mistake that will harm … Financial and business terms
voting — UK US /ˈvəʊtɪŋ/ noun [U] GOVERNMENT, MEETINGS ► the activity of choosing someone or something in a vote: »The voting was by secret ballot. »So many of the EU s decisions are now made by majority voting. »Advocating tactical voting is nothing more … Financial and business terms
Tactical manipulation of runoff voting — Like virtually all electoral systems, in runoff voting there is potential for both tactical voting and strategic nomination. [The Gibbard Satterthwaite theorem shows that any voting method which does not allow tactical voting must be either… … Wikipedia
