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show of hands en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) A vote in which people raise a hand in order to state their agreement with something.
   • The vote was taken by a show of hands.
   • You know those actors who become famous for a role that requires them to fake a totally different accent than the one they have IRL and then when you finally hear them speak in their natural accent, you feel this weird mix of emotions that’s somehow simultaneously impressed, incredulous, and a little betrayed all at once? Okay, now show of hands if Millie Bobby Brown was one of those actors for you. 2022 May 15, Kayleigh Roberts, “Millie Bobby Brown Does a Spot-On Anna Delvey Impression That You *Must* Hear”, in Cosmopolitan:

Forms

Translations (18)

nb handsopprekking (vote by raising a hand) · nn handsopprekking (vote by raising a hand) · cmn 舉手表決 /举手表决 (vote by raising a hand) · it alzata di mano (vote by raising a hand) · cy codiad llaw (vote by raising a hand) · fr vote à main levée (vote by raising a hand) · sv handuppräckning (vote by raising a hand) · fi käsiäänestys (vote by raising a hand) · nl hoofdelijke stemming (vote by raising a hand) · da håndsoprækning (vote by raising a hand) · pl głosowanie przez podniesienie ręki (vote by raising a hand) · fi kättennostoäänestys (vote by raising a hand) · nb handsopprekning (vote by raising a hand) · es votación a mano alzada (vote by raising a hand) · pt voto levantando-se a mão (vote by raising a hand) · es muestra de manos (vote by raising a hand) · nb håndsopprekning (vote by raising a hand) · nb håndsopprekking (vote by raising a hand)