cross-vote

verb

To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.

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Meanings

verbcross-vote (third-person singular simple present cross-votes, present participle cross-voting, simple past and past participle cross-voted)

present singular third person cross-votes · participle present cross-voting · participle past cross-voted · past cross-voted · alternative crossvote · alternative cross vote

  1. To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.
nouncross-vote (plural cross-votes)

plural cross-votes · alternative crossvote · alternative cross vote

  1. A cross-voted ballot.

Origin

From cross- + vote.

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Translations

French panacher, Panachage
  • panacherto vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected
  • Panachagea cross-voted ballot
German panaschieren, Panaschieren
  • panaschierento vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected
  • Panaschierena cross-voted ballot
Cite this entry
APA

cross-vote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-vote

MLA

“cross-vote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-vote. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-vote,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-vote.

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