tactical voting

tactical voting
   The practice of voting for a candidate other than the voter’s first preference, in order to keep out another candidate of whom the voter particularly disapproves. A Labour supporter in a seat where the Liberal Democrats are the most effective challenger to the Conservatives might vote tactically for the Liberal Democrats. Having assessed the candidates’ relative strength, the voter would be voting for a second-choice party with a better chance of winning than their first choice, thereby increasing the chance of defeating the Conservatives, the party most disliked. Tactical voting worked to the advantage of the centre-left parties and the disadvantage of the Conservatives in 1997 and to a lesser extent again in 2001.

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  • tactical voting — noun The practice of voting for a political party one does not support in order to prevent the election of a party one is even more opposed to • • • Main Entry: ↑tactic * * * tactical voting UK [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvəʊtɪŋ] US [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvoʊtɪŋ] noun… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tactical voting — n [U] BrE the practice of voting for a political party that you do not support in order to prevent another party from winning an election …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • tactical voting — N UNCOUNT Tactical voting is the act of voting for a particular person or political party in order to prevent someone else from winning, rather than because you support that person or party. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

  • tactical voting — noun (U) the practice of voting for a political party that you do not support in order to prevent another party from winning an election …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tactical voting — tac|ti|cal vot|ing [ ,tæktıkl voutıŋ ] noun uncount a vote for a politician or party that you do not really support but are willing to vote for in order to defeat another politician or party that you dislike …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tactical voting — UK [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvəʊtɪŋ] / US [ˌtæktɪk(ə)l ˈvoʊtɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a vote for a politician or party that you do not really support but are willing to vote for in order to defeat another politician or party that you dislike …   English dictionary

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