tactical voting
1tactical voting — noun The practice of voting for a political party one does not support in order to prevent the election of a party one is even more opposed to • • • Main Entry: ↑tactic * * * tactical voting UK [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvəʊtɪŋ] US [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvoʊtɪŋ] noun… …
2tactical voting — n [U] BrE the practice of voting for a political party that you do not support in order to prevent another party from winning an election …
3Tactical voting — In voting systems, tactical voting (or strategic voting or sophisticated voting) occurs when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome. It has been shown by the Gibbard… …
4tactical voting — The practice of voting for a candidate other than the voter’s first preference, in order to keep out another candidate of whom the voter particularly disapproves. A Labour supporter in a seat where the Liberal Democrats are the most effective… …
5tactical voting — N UNCOUNT Tactical voting is the act of voting for a particular person or political party in order to prevent someone else from winning, rather than because you support that person or party. [BRIT] …
6tactical voting — noun (U) the practice of voting for a political party that you do not support in order to prevent another party from winning an election …
7tactical voting — tac|ti|cal vot|ing [ ,tæktıkl voutıŋ ] noun uncount a vote for a politician or party that you do not really support but are willing to vote for in order to defeat another politician or party that you dislike …
8tactical voting — UK [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvəʊtɪŋ] / US [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvoʊtɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a vote for a politician or party that you do not really support but are willing to vote for in order to defeat another politician or party that you dislike …
9tactical — tac‧tic‧al [ˈtæktɪkl] adjective 1. done in order to achieve what you want at a later time, especially in a large plan: • Their agreement was a tactical move to avoid the threat of legal action. 2. tactical mistake/error a mistake that will harm …
10voting — UK US /ˈvəʊtɪŋ/ noun [U] GOVERNMENT, MEETINGS ► the activity of choosing someone or something in a vote: »The voting was by secret ballot. »So many of the EU s decisions are now made by majority voting. »Advocating tactical voting is nothing more …
