cross-vote

• crossvote
• cross vote

From cross- +‎ vote.

cross-vote (third-person singular simple present cross-votes, present participle cross-voting, simple past and past participle cross-voted)

1. To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.

cross-vote (plural cross-votes)

1. A cross-voted ballot.

• cross-voting (strategic voting)

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