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overvoting

overvoting is the present participle and gerund 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 overvoting

What is overvoting the present participle and gerund of?
Overvoting is the present participle and gerund of overvote.

Words near overvoting in the dictionary

  1. overvote
  2. overvoted
  3. overvoter
  4. overvoters
  5. overvotes
  6. overvoting
  7. overwait
  8. overwaited
  9. overwaiting
  10. overwaits
  11. overwalk

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