cross-vote

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cross-vote

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From cross- + vote.

verb cross-votes · cross-voting · cross-voted · crossvote · cross vote

To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.

noun cross-votes · crossvote · cross vote

A cross-voted ballot.

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verb to vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected

Français	panacher
Deutsch	panaschieren

noun a cross-voted ballot

Français	Panachage
Deutsch	Panaschieren

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@misc{cross_vote_2026,
  title = {cross-vote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cross-vote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}