"get out the vote" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets out the vote [present, singular, third-person], getting out the vote [participle, present], got out the vote [past], gotten out the vote [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,gotten> out the vote}} get out the vote (third-person singular simple present gets out the vote, present participle getting out the vote, simple past got out the vote, past participle gotten out the vote)
  1. (chiefly US politics, idiomatic) To increase voter turnout, typically in a highly partisan way. Tags: US, idiomatic Categories (topical): US politics Synonyms: GOTV Related terms: precinct money, street money, walk-around money
    Sense id: en-get_out_the_vote-en-verb-Fi42Bi3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, politics

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