multiple voting
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- noun
- /ˈmʌltəpəl ˈvoʊtɪŋ/
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voto múltiple
- Authorities discovered cases of multiple voting in the last election, prompting an investigation into the misconduct.
Examples
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It is also more difficult at the township level to prevent multiple voting and to secure ballots and boxes than in the village.
Academic text (2001) -
Casting more than one ballot is an example of multiple voting, which is illegal in many places.
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Your Honor, it is no secret that multiple voting... for years has been a common practice... in that section of Chicago known as the "Patch.
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The Dems would lose at least half their elections without multiple voting, dead voting, and illegal voting.
Blog text (9) -
The election officials implemented strict measures to prevent multiple voting during the election to ensure its integrity.
How Serious
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'casting more than one vote' is directly and compositionally derived from 'multiple' (more than one) + 'voting' (the act of casting votes). This is a literal, non-idiomatic legal/political phrase and follows a common cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
The term multiple voting comes from the clear image of one person putting more than one paper into the ballot box or returning to the polling place to vote again. So, multiple, meaning many, plus voting, meaning choosing by ballot, explains why it means 'casting more than one vote', which is 'illegal' in many elections.