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

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

Prospective candidates chosen by the commissions are confirmed by a majority show of hands by the local municipal assemblies before they advance to the ballot.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023

“Now let me see a show of hands of those who have not been informed that they’re leaving New York,” Father Mulrooney instructed.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer