undervote

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ vote.

Pronunciation

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Noun

undervote (plural undervotes)

  1. A vote that has been cast but that shows no legally valid preference for a candidate in an election.
  2. The number of such votes in an election.

Verb

undervote (third-person singular simple present undervotes, present participle undervoting, simple past and past participle undervoted)

  1. (politics) To spoil a ballot by marking it for fewer choices than mandated by the rules.

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