Meanings
plural shows of hands
- idiomaticA vote in which people raise a hand in order to state their agreement with something.
The vote was taken by a show of hands.
1 more example
You know those actors who become famous for a role that requires them to fake a totally different accent than the one they have IRL and then when you finally hear them speak in their natural accent, you feel this weird mix of emotions that’s somehow simultaneously impressed, incredulous, and a little betrayed all at once? Okay, now show of hands if Millie Bobby Brown was one of those actors for you.
2022 May 15, Kayleigh Roberts, “Millie Bobby Brown Does a Spot-On Anna Delvey Impression That You *Must* Hear”, in Cosmopolitan
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 舉手表決 /举手表决
- 舉手表決 /举手表决 (jǔshǒu biǎojué)vote by raising a hand
Danish håndsoprækning
- håndsoprækningvote by raising a hand
Dutch hoofdelijke stemming
- hoofdelijke stemmingvote by raising a hand
Finnish käsiäänestys, kättennostoäänestys
- käsiäänestysvote by raising a hand
- kättennostoäänestysvote by raising a hand
French vote à main levée
- vote à main levéevote by raising a hand
Italian alzata di mano
- alzata di manovote by raising a hand
Norwegian Bokmål handsopprekking, handsopprekning
- handsopprekkingvote by raising a hand
- handsopprekningvote by raising a hand
- håndsopprekkingvote by raising a hand
- håndsopprekningvote by raising a hand
Polish głosowanie przez podniesienie ręki
- głosowanie przez podniesienie rękivote by raising a hand
Portuguese voto levantando-se a mão
- voto levantando-se a mãovote by raising a hand
Spanish muestra de manos, votación a mano alzada
- muestra de manosvote by raising a hand
- votación a mano alzadavote by raising a hand
Swedish handuppräckning
- handuppräckningvote by raising a hand
Welsh codiad llaw
- codiad llawvote by raising a hand
Cite this entry
show of hands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20of%20hands
“show of hands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20of%20hands. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “show of hands,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20of%20hands.
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