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overvoted

overvoted is the simple past and past participle of overvote.

Meaning of overvote

Verb

overvote (third-person singular simple present overvotes, present participle overvoting, simple past and past participle overvoted)

  1. (US) To spoil a ballot by marking it for more choices than allowed by the rules
    • […] a poll worker can manually override the program and accept the ballot, even though it has been overvoted or undervoted.2005, United States Government Accountability Office, Elections, →ISBN, page 10
  2. To cast more votes than allowed under the rules
    • I know a great deal of difficulty ensues, and frequently brokers' shares are overvoted.1955, Stock Market Study, page 1429
  3. (obsolete) To outvote or overrule
    • Caleb and Joshua would have been overvoted by almost six hundred thousand Israelites; […]1653, William Jenkyn, An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude, published 1839, page 119

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Questions about overvoted

What is overvoted the simple past and past participle of?
Overvoted is the simple past and past participle of overvote.

Words near overvoted in the dictionary

  1. overvoltaging
  2. overvolted
  3. overvolting
  4. overvolts
  5. overvote
  6. overvoted
  7. overvoter
  8. overvoters
  9. overvotes
  10. overvoting
  11. overwait

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