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getting out the vote

getting out the vote is the present participle and gerund 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 getting out the vote

What is getting out the vote the present participle and gerund of?
Getting out the vote is the present participle and gerund of get out the vote.

Words near getting out the vote in the dictionary

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

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