overvote
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Is overvote a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of overvote?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (US politics) A case in which a voter has marked a ballot for more choices than allowed by the rulesExamples: "An overvote that took the form of punching Gore's chad and then writing his name (or Lieberman's) in the place for a write-in candidate would unambiguously manifest the voter's intention to vote for Gore."US
2. (business) A case in which more votes are cast in a voter's name than allowed under the rulesExamples: "Overvotes are a relatively common phenomenon for shares held in a street name."
verb (English)
1. (US politics) To spoil a ballot by marking it for more choices than allowed by the rulesExamples: "[…] a poll worker can manually override the program and accept the ballot, even though it has been overvoted or undervoted."US
2. (business) To cast more votes than allowed under the rulesExamples: "I know a great deal of difficulty ensues, and frequently brokers' shares are overvoted."
3. (obsolete) To outvote or overruleExamples: "Caleb and Joshua would have been overvoted by almost six hundred thousand Israelites; […]"obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary