cross-vote
cross-vote verb: to vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.
Verb
cross-vote (third-person singular simple present cross-votes, present participle cross-voting, simple past and past participle cross-voted)
- To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.
Noun
cross-vote (plural cross-votes)
- A cross-voted ballot.
Forms of cross-vote
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | cross-votes |
| present participle | cross-voting |
| past participle | cross-voted |
| past | cross-voted |
| alternative form | crossvote |
| alternative form | cross vote |
| Noun | |
| plural | cross-votes |
Origin of cross-vote
From cross- + vote.
Words formed from cross-vote
Questions about cross-vote
- What does cross-vote mean?
- Cross-vote means to vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.
- What part of speech is cross-vote?
- Cross-vote can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of cross-vote?
- The past tense of cross-vote is cross-voted.
Words near cross-vote in the dictionary
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