go to the polls

verb

To vote.

Meanings

verbgo to the polls (third-person singular simple present goes to the polls, present participle going to the polls, simple past went to the polls, past participle gone to the polls)

present singular third person goes to the polls · participle present going to the polls · past went to the polls · participle past gone to the polls

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo vote.

Translations

French aller aux urnes
  • aller aux urnesto go vote
German zu den Urnen gehen
  • zu den Urnen gehento go vote
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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to the polls,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20the%20polls.

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