popular vote

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popular vote

noun popular votes

  1. The total number of votes among a populace as an electorate. The president was elected even though his opponent received 60% of the popular vote.

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@misc{popular_vote_2026,
  title = {popular vote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/popular%20vote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}