turnout
- noun
- /ˈtɜrnˌaʊt/
- Even though the turnout wasn't the greatest, the event started a successful relationship between us.
- voter turnout
- election turnout
- high turnout
Midterms often have very low voter turnouts.
- Midterms often have very low voter turnouts.
Examples
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In Taiwan's twenty-one largest cities, the turnout averaged 72.48 percent; in the offshore islands, it was 80.72 percent.
Academic text (1992) -
Moreover, voter turnout has been falling since the 1982 elections, when it was almost 80%.
Academic text (2011) -
It's a lot smaller turnout than the last one.
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I expected a bigger turnout.
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The funeral brought a good turnout, for Amy was well liked around the town.
Fiction book (1990) -
Looks as though you'll have a good turnout for the sale tomorrow.
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One sign that, after 14 years, it has not dissipated is the high voter turnout in elections.
Academic text (2012) -
In state and federal elections, primary contests usually attract less attention and lower turnout than do general elections.
Academic text (1998) -
During the last thirty years, the presidential election with the highest voter turnout was the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon contest.
Academic text (1992) -
The turnout for the charity event exceeded all expectations, with over a thousand attendees showing their support.
Synonyms
The number of things or people that have been counted
The number of people present at an event
The number or percentage of eligible people who vote in an election
The number of people present in a group or at an event
The number of people who watch a TV program or channel
The number of people present in a group, company, or event
Antonyms
Compounds
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Turnout comes from the phrase turn out meaning 'to come out' or 'appear'. So turnout is the number of people who 'came out' to an event.