get out the vote en · VERB
Meanings
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(US, idiomatic) To increase voter turnout, typically in a highly partisan way.
What happens when there's that knock at the door? Moscow's hastily-organised referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine coming complete with house-to-house searches of ballot recipients. It takes the concept of "get out the vote" to a whole new level. We'll ask about turnout numbers that already beggar belief and what happens after Vladimir Putin's Friday address scheduled before a joint session of the Russian parliament.
2022 September 23, 0:07 from the start, in As Putin goes for broke: What next after Ukraine annexation referendums? • FRANCE 24 English, spoken by François Picard, France 24, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| got out the vote | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gets out the vote | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gotten out the vote | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| getting out the vote | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
GOTV · vote buying · precinct money · walk-around money · electioneering · street money