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gets out the vote

gets out the vote is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get out the vote.

Meaning of get out the vote

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)

  1. (US, idiomatic) 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...

Questions about gets out the vote

What is gets out the vote the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets out the vote is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get out the vote.

Words near gets out the vote in the dictionary

  1. gets out of Dodge
  2. gets out of here
  3. gets out of someone's ear
  4. gets out of someone's face
  5. gets out of someone's hair
  6. gets out the vote
  7. gets out what one puts in
  8. gets out while the getting's good
  9. gets outside of
  10. gets over
  11. gets over on

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