show of hands

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Dutton described the show of hands as a "very confronting scene" while Albanese said he has brought inflation down, wages up and added that interest rates were starting to fall, according to ABC.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

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.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

In a show of hands, everyone in the class said they were more likely to vote because of what they had learned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Mr. Diaz-Balart at one point asked for a show of hands on who had actually seen the exhibit.

From Washington Times • Jul. 23, 2023

The debate was over and ended, and, without so much as a show of hands, had been decided.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman