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The act of voting in an election by impersonating someone else.
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Personation — (rather than im personation) is a term used in politics for the specific kind of voter fraud where an individual votes in an election, whilst pretending to be a different elector.Many jurisdictions allow electors to nominate an individual to vote … Wikipedia
Personation — Per son*a tion, n. The act of personating, or conterfeiting the person or character of another. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
personation — index caricature, copy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
personation — noun see personate … New Collegiate Dictionary
personation — See personate1. * * * … Universalium
personation — Synonyms and related words: acting, aping, buffoonery, business, characterization, dumb show, embodiment, enacting, enactment, gag, ham, hammy acting, hoke, hokum, imitation, impersonation, incarnation, masquerade, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry,… … Moby Thesaurus
personation — per·son·a·tion || ‚pÉœrsÉ™ neɪʃn /‚pÉœË n. playing of a role; imitation, impersonation, mimicry … English contemporary dictionary
personation — n. Representation, acting, simulation … New dictionary of synonyms
personation — n 1. role, part, portrayal, performance, representation, characterization, interpretation, reading; delineation, sketching, rendering; acting, playacting, playing, performing, taking a role or part, Inf. doing a turn or bit; (all of a role)… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
personation — per·son·a·tion … English syllables
