vote mob

noun

A gathering of usually young people assembled for the purpose of voting in an election or encouraging youth participation in it and often organized through social media.

First used 2011
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Meanings

nounvote mob (plural vote mobs)

plural vote mobs

  1. CanadaA gathering of usually young people assembled for the purpose of voting in an election or encouraging youth participation in it and often organized through social media.First known use 2011
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    At the University of Guelph, some students took Mercer's rant rather seriously. They used the concept of flash mobs[…]and created vote mobs.[…]In particular, the event has also been called a "surprise party," as evidenced by a You-Tube video in which a vote mob comes out of the woods and rolls out a banner that reads, "Surprise! We are voting!"

    2011 April 22, Michael Taube, “Vote mob mentality”, in Ottawa Citizen, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2011

Origin

From vote + mob, by analogy with flash mob.

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vote mob. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vote%20mob

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“vote mob.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vote%20mob. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vote mob,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vote%20mob.

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