recounting
3
4.2
- noun
- /rɪˈkaʊntɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
recuento
- The High Court effectively handed that election to George W. Bush over Al Gore after ordering the recounting of ballots in Florida to stop.
- recounting of votes
- recounting of ballots
- manual recounting
He referenced the state's multiple recounts.
- He referenced the state's multiple recounts.
- Elsewheres in Georgia, officials have just completed a hand recount of the entire state and confirmed that Joe Biden won.
Examples
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However, Assistant County Attorney Heather Young said she had not yet received any court orders, and the recounting of early voting ballots commenced.
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Massive manual recounting of all ballots across the nation is the only viable remedy.
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By late Saturday evening, the recounting was suspended until 8 AM on Sunday.
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Very strange, and what happens when you get elected election boards involved with manual recounting?
Blog text (15) -
Elsewheres in Georgia, officials have just completed a hand recount of the entire state and confirmed that Joe Biden won.
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The recounting of votes took place to ensure the election results were accurate.
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After the election, the recounting was necessary to confirm the final tally of ballots.
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Officials announced that the recounting would begin immediately to address discrepancies in the vote count.
Synonyms
64
6.3
An official second count of votes when the results are very close
How Accurate
- Specialized
17
4.2
- Texting
3
3.8
- Specialized
3
4.2
780
1.0
370
2.6
768
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word recounting also comes from re- ('again') and count ('to number' or 'add up'), so it can mean 'counting again'. That's why a recounting of ballots or votes is checking the numbers one more time.