to split the vote
1split the vote — To injure a cause by influencing a body of possible supporters to vote in some other way (voteˈ splittˈing noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑vote * * * (of a candidate or minority party) attract votes from another candidate or party with the result that… …
2split the vote — (of a candidate or minority party) attract votes from another candidate or party with the result that both are defeated by a third. → split …
3split the ticket — (or one s vote) vote for candidates of more than one party * * * split the ticket US : to vote for candidates from more than one political party see also ↑split ticket • • • Main Entry: ↑split * * * split the ˈticket idiom ( …
4split the ticket (or one's vote) — US vote for candidates of more than one party. → split …
5Vote splitting — is an electoral effect in which the distribution of votes among multiple similar candidates reduces the chance of winning for any of the similar candidates, and increases the chance of winning for a dissimilar candidate.Vote splitting most easily …
6Free the Vote North Carolina — Founder(s) Jordon M. Greene Type Issue Advocacy PAC Founded June 14, 2008 Location Charlotte, North Carolina …
7split — v. & n. v. (splitting; past and past part. split) 1 intr. & tr. a break or cause to break forcibly into parts, esp. with the grain or into halves. b (often foll. by up) divide into parts (split into groups; split up the money equally). 2 tr. &… …
8Split — v. & n. v. (splitting; past and past part. split) 1 intr. & tr. a break or cause to break forcibly into parts, esp. with the grain or into halves. b (often foll. by up) divide into parts (split into groups; split up the money equally). 2 tr. &… …
9split — verb (splits, splitting, split) 1》 break or cause to break forcibly into parts. ↘cause the fission of (an atom). 2》 divide or cause to divide into parts or groups. ↘(often split up) end a marriage or other relationship. 3》 informal (of… …
10split — [c]/splɪt / (say split) verb (split, splitting) –verb (t) 1. to rend or cleave lengthwise; separate or part from end to end or between layers, often forcibly or by cutting, as when splitting a log with an axe to make rails, slabs, shingles, etc.… …
