voting with one's feet

A form of vote with one's feet — To express one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, by physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of vote with one's feet
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voting with one's feet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voting%20with%20one's%20feet

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“voting with one's feet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voting%20with%20one's%20feet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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