"tactical vote" meaning in All languages combined

See tactical vote on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tactical votes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tactical vote (plural tactical votes)
  1. A vote for a candidate other than one's first choice, for strategic reasons, in an attempt to prevent an undesirable outcome. Related terms: tactical voting, tactical voter
    Sense id: en-tactical_vote-en-noun-7KdyDrqd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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