silent vote
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of silent vote
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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This has always served as an unofficial referendum on the fame of each season’s team, a silent vote on who stands as most beloved on the current roster.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2018
Chairman Brown of the entertainment committee brightened: "Don't be alarmed, that is merely the silent vote for Silent Cal."
From Time Magazine Archive
But his silent vote is profoundly disapproving of Bullet Park and its frangible felicities.
From Time Magazine Archive
It would be very convenient to me to give a silent vote with him.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
Even the silent vote of Mr. Calcraft is worth reckoning in a division.
From Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence by Moody, Joel
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