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The total number of votes of a given electorate.
The president was elected even though he received only 40% of the popular vote.
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popular vote — index referendum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
popular vote — 1. the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college. Cf. electoral vote. 2. the vote for a candidate, issue, etc., made by the qualified voters, as opposed to a vote made by … Useful english dictionary
popular vote — vote cast by an eligible voter (as opposed to votes cast by elected representatives, such as the Electoral College) … English contemporary dictionary
popular vote — 1. the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college. Cf. electoral vote. 2. the vote for a candidate, issue, etc., made by the qualified voters, as opposed to a vote made by … Universalium
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Vote splitting — is an electoral effect in which the distribution of votes among multiple similar candidates reduces the chance of winning for any of the similar candidates, and increases the chance of winning for a dissimilar candidate.Vote splitting most easily … Wikipedia
