get out the vote

verb

To increase voter turnout, typically in a highly partisan way.

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Meanings

verbget out the vote (third-person singular simple present gets out the vote, present participle getting out the vote, simple past got out the vote, past participle gotten out the vote)

present singular third person gets out the vote · participle present getting out the vote · past got out the vote · participle past gotten out the vote

  1. USidiomaticgovernmentTo increase voter turnout, typically in a highly partisan way.
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    What happens when there's that knock at the door? Moscow's hastily-organised referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine coming complete with house-to-house searches of ballot recipients. It takes the concept of "get out the vote" to a whole new level. We'll ask about turnout numbers that already beggar belief and what happens after Vladimir Putin's Friday address scheduled before a joint session of the Russian parliament.

    2022 September 23, 0:07 from the start, in As Putin goes for broke: What next after Ukraine annexation referendums? • FRANCE 24 English, spoken by François Picard, France 24, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2022
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APA

get out the vote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20out%20the%20vote

MLA

“get out the vote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20out%20the%20vote. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get out the vote,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20out%20the%20vote.

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