grey vote

British  

noun

1. the body of elderly people's votes, or elderly people regarded collectively as voters

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Example Sentences

The triple lock was introduced by David Cameron's 2010 coalition government and has proved a reliable way of wooing the grey vote for every administration since.

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Oh, and there is also the power of the grey vote.

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The answer lies, one suspects, in the grey vote.

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But Saga's communications director Paul Green said: "The notion that older voters are selfish is just plain wrong. In fact, the grey vote is more community spirited and less self-centred than younger voters."

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"I want to connect with younger voters. I think other parties are chasing the grey vote, and there's nothing wrong with that, but older people have often already made up their minds about how they're going to vote. "Young people are more open.

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