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turnout

[ UK /tˈɜːna‍ʊt/ ]
[ US /ˈtɝˌnaʊt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
  2. (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
  3. the group that gathers together for a particular occasion
    a large turnout for the meeting
  4. what is produced in a given time period
  5. a set of clothing (with accessories)
    his getup was exceedingly elegant
  6. a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
  7. attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)
    the turnout for the rally
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  • If you interview a lot of conservative Democrats, even in states like Texas, you know, New Mexico, they are very concerned that Hillary Clinton on the top of the ticket would really kind of depress voter turnout and ultimately affect a lot of down ballot races. CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2008
  • The polls were kept open an extra four hours because the turnout was so high. The Sun
  • Failing to do so imperils his chances by giving us nothing to be excited about, much less to work for and a likely dismal voter turnout.
  • Got back to the polling station, and the turnout was still bumbling along in its slow way, if much quieter than before.
  • As expected the bill will introduce a 50 per cent turnout threshold for strike ballots. Times, Sunday Times
  • There were thirty or forty people there, which was an excellent turnout.
  • When turnout in an election for the state government in 2008 reached an unprecedented 60%, many Indians misread this as belated Kashmiri acquiescence in Indian rule.
  • We had a splendid turnout and it was lovely to see so many people taking part in all the activities and enjoying themselves.
  • What she finds particularly galling is the tea partiers 'oft-repeated revolutionary cry of taxation without representation, despite the election of a president on the highest voter turnout since 1968. Three books on the Tea Party, reviewed by Steven Levingston
  • Outside groups also will be pushing voter turnout.
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