chad
noun
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
chads
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pluralof chad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While the final results can sometimes be controversial, there’s no risk of hanging chads - voting takes place entirely online.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
Antonio Mugica was in Boca Raton when an American presidential election really melted down in 2000, and he watched with shocked fascination as local government officials argued over hanging chads and butterfly ballots.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2020
It’s also a lively film that resurrects 2000 not just via hanging chads but by following the cultural atmosphere.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2020
Unlike in South Florida, where punchcard ballots led to the much-maligned hanging chads, Volusia County used optical scan ballots.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2020
He followed her as she tried to bring some order out of chads, and knew not that he spoke aloud.
From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Ian Maclaren
