ghost vote

noun

A valid vote that is counted in voting totals for an election, but which lacks any associated public record as to who cast it.

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Meanings

nounghost vote (plural ghost votes)

plural ghost votes

  1. governmentA valid vote that is counted in voting totals for an election, but which lacks any associated public record as to who cast it.

Origin

From ghost + vote.

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APA

ghost vote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20vote

MLA

“ghost vote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20vote. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost vote,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20vote.

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