split the vote

splitting the vote

Definition

Definition of split the vote - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

weakencause vote distribution to weaken a leading candidate

The third-party candidate split the vote, weakening the main opposition.

electionsdivide votes among multiple candidates

The independent candidate split the vote, causing no majority winner.

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Expressions with split

split up

stop being together as a group

The band decided to split up after the tour.

split off

separate from a larger group or structure

The small faction decided to split off from the main party..

split hairs

argue about trivial details unnecessarily

He tends to split hairs during every discussion.

split ticket

ballot with candidates from multiple parties

She cast a split ticket in the election.

split the bill

share the payment of a bill among multiple people

They decided to split the bill after dinner.

for a split second

adv.

for a very short moment or instant

I thought I saw her for a split second.

Expressions with vote

vote down

reject a proposal by majority vote

The committee voted down the new policy.

vote in

elect someone to a position through voting

The committee voted in a new chairperson.

vote out

remove from office by voting

The citizens decided to vote out the corrupt mayor..

vote off

remove someone by voting in a group decision

The contestant was voted off the show last night.

fix the vote

illegally change the result of a voting process

They tried to fix the vote during the election.

vote the straight ticket

select only one party's candidates on a ballot

Many people vote the straight ticket during national elections.

vote with one's feet

show preference by leaving or staying away

Customers will vote with their feet if the service is bad.

vote with one's wallet

influence decisions by spending money

People often vote with their wallets during sales events.

rig a vote

manipulate the voting process to achieve a desired outcome

They tried to rig a vote to win the election.

vote with your feet

show preference by leaving or staying away

Many customers voted with their feet and stopped buying the product.

Examples of split the vote in a sentence

They feared that running another candidate would split the vote.
The third-party candidate might split the vote again.

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French:fragmenter le vote, ...
German:die Stimmen aufteilen, ...
Italian:dividere il voto, ...
Spanish:dividir el voto, ...
Portuguese:dividir os votos, ...
Chinese:分散选票, ...
Japanese:票を弱める, 票を分ける, ...
Arabic:قَسَّمَ الأَصْوَات, فَرَّقَ الأصوات, ...
Hebrew:לְפַצֵּל אֶת הַקּוֹלוֹת, לְפַצֵּל אֶת הַקּוֹלוֹת, ...
Russian:распылить голоса, разделить голоса, ...
Ukrainian:розпорошувати голоси, розділити голоси, ...
Hindi:वोट बाँटना, मत बाँटना, ...
Bengali:ভোট ভাগ করে দেওয়া, ভোট বিভক্ত করা, ...
Catalan:dividir el vot, fragmentar el vot, ...
Czech:rozdělit hlasy, rozmělnit hlasy, ...
Danish:splitte stemmerne, dele stemmerne, ...
Dutch:de stemmen verdelen, ...
Greek:διασπώ την ψήφο, διασπώ τις ψήφους, ...
Hungarian:megosztani a szavazatokat, elvonni szavazatokat, ...
Khmer:បំបែកសំឡេងឆ្នោត, បំបែកសន្លឹកឆ្នោត, ...
Korean:표를 분산시키다, 표를 나누다, ...
Persian:آرا را پراکنده کردن, آرا را تقسیم کردن, ...
Polish:podzielić głosy, ...
Portuguese (BR):dividir o voto, dividir os votos, ...
Romanian:a împărți voturile, ...
Swedish:splittra rösterna, ...
Thai:ทำให้คะแนนเสียงแตก, ตัดคะแนน, ...
Turkish:oyları bölmek, ...
Vietnamese:chia phiếu, chia phiếu bầu, ...

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