get out the vote
get out the vote verb: to increase voter turnout, typically in a highly partisan way.
Verb
get out the vote (third-person singular simple present gets out the vote, present participle getting out the vote, simple past got out the vote, past participle gotten out the vote)
- To increase voter turnout, typically in a highly partisan way.
- What happens when there's that knock at the door? Moscow's hastily-organised referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine coming complete with house-to-house searches of ballot recipients. It takes the concept of "get out the vote" to a whole new level. We'll ask about turnout numbers that already...2022 September 23, 0:07 from the start, in As Putin goes for broke: What next after Ukraine annexation referendums? • FRANCE 24 English, spoken by François Picard, France 24, archived from the...
Forms of get out the vote
| third-person singular present | gets out the vote |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting out the vote |
| past | got out the vote |
| past participle | gotten out the vote |
Questions about get out the vote
- What does get out the vote mean?
- Get out the vote means to increase voter turnout, typically in a highly partisan way.
- What part of speech is get out the vote?
- Get out the vote is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get out the vote?
- The past tense of get out the vote is got out the vote.
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