[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- An instance of casting more votes than is permissible at an election.


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Origin:
1960s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. From over- + vote

[], (Verb)

Definitions:
- To defeat by a majority of votes; = "outvote".

- To cast more than the permissible number of votes for a post, candidate, etc., or on a ballot paper, at an election.


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Origin:
mid 17th century; earliest use found in Cornelius Burges (d. 1665), Church of England clergyman and ejected minister. From over- + vote

[ˈəʊvəvəʊt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an instance of casting more votes than are permissible in a particular election
(e.g: machines that ask voters if they intended to vote twice for the same candidate still do not prevent overvotes)


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[ˌəʊvəˈvəʊt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cast more than the permissible number of votes in a particular election
(e.g: voters are reminded not to overvote)


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