show of hands

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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 caucuses people gather at events, hold debates, and then vote on their preferred presidential candidate - sometimes by a show of hands.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 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

By a show of hands, the assembly backed proposals to lift the immunity of Italian Andrea Cozzolino and Belgian Marc Tarabella, both of the centre-left Socialists and Democrats.

From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2023

Sergeant Bloom, addressing us in the chapel on the eve of our graduation, asked for a show of hands from everyone in the room who was scared about starting work on Monday.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover