silent vote

American  

noun

1. the vote of persons who have not previously expressed or made evident a preference.

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Etymology

Origin of silent vote

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

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silent vote

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

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 Joel Moody

At that time the suffrage headquarters had received returns from 63 out of 77 counties, showing a majority of 21,000 of the votes cast on the amendment, about 10,000 over the "silent vote."

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Ida Husted Harper