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gotten out the vote

gotten out the vote is the past participle 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 gotten out the vote

What is gotten out the vote the past participle of?
Gotten out the vote is the past participle of get out the vote.

Words near gotten out the vote in the dictionary

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

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