(US, politics) A vote by a person registered with one party in an election for a candidate in another

plural of swing vote

plural of floating vote

A vote held by a swing voter, and as such unpredictable.

A vote held by a floating voter, and therefore unpredictable.

plural of donkey vote

(Australia) The act of casting a vote, in an election using a preferential voting system, by specifying the candidates in the order in which they are listed on the ballot paper (i.e., by numbering the choices sequentially from top to bottom, ignoring what they represent); a vote so cast.

A vote for a given candidate despite distaste for him or her.

plural of vote of confidence

(Canada) A gathering of usually young people assembled for the purpose of voting in an election or encouraging youth participation in it and often organized through online social media