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turnout

turnout

189 3.8
The number of people who come to an event, meeting, or election
  • noun
  • /ˈtɜrnˌaʊt/
translation icon : participación
  • 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.

Examples

  • 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.

  • I expected a bigger turnout.

  • 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.

  • 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

count
vsturnout
780 1.0

The number of things or people that have been counted

is specific to counting people who attend or take part, not any total
attendance
vsturnout
64 2.0

The number of people present at an event

is about participation more generally, not only physical presence
voter turnout
vsturnout
30 3.2

The number or percentage of eligible people who vote in an election

is broader, covering attendance or participation at events, meetings, or elections
head count
vsturnout
17 3.4

The number of people present in a group or at an event

has identical meaning but is written as two words
viewership
vsturnout
14 4.1

The number of people who watch a TV program or channel

relates to physical or active participation rather than only watching media
headcount
vsturnout
6 3.4

The number of people present in a group, company, or event

has identical meaning but is written as one word

Antonyms

216 2.1

A lack of someone or something that should be there

Not being present at an event when people expect you

Compounds

30 3.2

The number or percentage of eligible people who vote in an election

How Many

turnout
189 3.8
to no-show
2 4.2

Surface Forms

turnout singular
turnouts plural

Morphology

turnout = turn + out (transparent) = turn + out

The noun denotes people who 'turn out' (attend); the compound 'turn' + 'out' directly yields the meaning 'those who turn out / number who attend'.

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.