voting precinct
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- noun
- /ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈpriːsɪŋkt/
- US
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distrito electoral
- Schools are used as voting precincts.
Examples
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Apparently, there were 40 voting precincts not counted and 54 that were counted twice.
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The enthusiasm in the Black community was very high, and the resilience of people at numerous voting precincts was irrepressible.
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The Mayor of New York planned this parade through his voting precinct...
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The county next to mine here in Florida closed 11 voting precincts in urban areas for Tuesday.
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Paper ballots need to be returned to every voting precinct in the country for that reason alone.
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In the majority of the county voting precincts, the number of registered voters doubled, and in some cases, tripled.
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For comparison, Minnesota has just more than 4,000 voting precincts.
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A set number of early voting days and times, and voting precincts having a limit to how many registered voters they serve, which will eliminate bottlenecks and long lines.
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Glascox and fellow commissioner Joe Barlow both said turnout was heavy at virtually every precinct, noting that at the East Central voting precinct, some 4,000 turned out to vote out of 5,000 registered there.
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On Election Day, you can only vote at the voting precinct assigned to you.
Synonyms
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6.2
An area of a city that officials use for police work or elections
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A district of a city used to choose local officials
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An area of a town or city where people vote at one polling place
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'voting' (relating to elections) with 'precinct' (a designated area or district); together they clearly denote an area used for voting. This compositional pattern (purpose + area/district) is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound voting precinct comes from the idea of a town cut into small areas. Imagine a map divided into little pieces; each piece — the precinct — has its own place for voting, a 'polling place', so the term means the local area where people go to vote.