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tactical vote

tactical vote noun: a vote for a candidate other than one's first choice, for strategic reasons, in an attempt to prevent an undesirable outcome.

Noun

tactical vote (plural tactical votes)

  1. A vote for a candidate other than one's first choice, for strategic reasons, in an attempt to prevent an undesirable outcome.

Forms of tactical vote

pluraltactical votes

Questions about tactical vote

What does tactical vote mean?
Tactical vote means a vote for a candidate other than one's first choice, for strategic reasons, in an attempt to prevent an undesirable outcome.
What part of speech is tactical vote?
Tactical vote is a noun.
What is the plural of tactical vote?
The plural of tactical vote is tactical votes.

Words near tactical vote in the dictionary

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