to get out the vote
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4.1
- phrasal verb
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movilizar al electorado
- We really need to make sure we get out the vote and continue to work hard.
- get-out-the-vote efforts
- get-out-the-vote campaigns
- get-out-the-vote drive
Examples
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You are raising and spending money and then getting out the vote for Election Day next.
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So, are we going to get out the vote this November or not?
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One final word-- get out the vote tomorrow.
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Also, they do not take into account campaign "get out the vote" efforts on election day.
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Women must do their part, organize, get out the vote, and vote on November 6.
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If you'd like to volunteer to help get out the vote in favor of Proposal 2, click HERE.
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The Romney campaign uses an experimental mobile app to get out the vote.
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Democrats and Republicans push to get out the vote in the final hours before Tuesday's election.
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In Rockdale, Democrats are working the phones and finalizing plans to get out the vote.
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Many organizations are working hard to get out the vote for the upcoming election.
Synonyms
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6.3
To visit people or contact them to win support
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7.4
To work actively to help a candidate or party win an election
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'get' (to induce) and 'vote' (the ballot) provide partial semantic clues, but the particle 'out' does not retain a straightforward spatial meaning and here helps form a political phrasal verb meaning 'mobilize' or 'encourage to vote.' The expression is institutional and somewhat idiomatic, so learners may only partially infer the meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
The phrase get out the vote comes from the image of campaign workers helping people get out of their homes and go to vote so they can cast their vote. So, it means 'to encourage or organize people to vote'.