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show of hands

noun as in voice vote

noun as in vote

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A resolution to approve Reform UK’s new constitution was passed by a show of hands at the party’s conference in Birmingham.

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“Colonel, we asked for a show of hands, and we’ve decided not to take that hill.”

All of the candidates, in a show of hands, said they believed Trump was the rightful winner of Georgia’s 16 electoral votes in 2020, despite no reliable evidence to contradict Democrat Joe Biden’s win.

Then the judge will excuse any people who indicate by a show of hands that they can’t serve or can’t be fair and impartial, he wrote.

Beard also pursued solo work, releasing albums including “Advocate,” “Song of the Sun” and “Show of Hands.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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