show of hands
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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
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
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
Levin, at one point, went into a seventh-grade music class with seventy kids in it and asked for a show of hands on when the students woke up.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
