popular vote
noun/ˌpɒpjələ ˈvəʊt/
/ˌpɑːpjələr ˈvəʊt/
- [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.
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