vote rigging

collocation in English

meaningsofvoteandrigging

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vote
noun
uk
/vəʊt/us
/voʊt/
the act of showing your choice or opinion in an election or meeting by writing an X on an official piece of paper or putting your ...
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rigging
noun[U]
uk
/ˈrɪɡ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈrɪɡ.ɪŋ/
the act of arranging dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to ...
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(Definition ofvoteandriggingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvote rigging

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In technical terms, the use of single ballot papers tends to minimise fraud and the possibility ofvoterigging.
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Many returning officers, and professionals from all parties, have expressed worries aboutvoteriggingin all-postal ballots.
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There is too much risk of intimidation andvoterigging.
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They were characterised by the brutal repression of popular demonstrations complaining about a number of obvious cases ofvoterigging, carried out by the police and secret service agents.
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But the elections were marred by violence and allegations of widespreadvoteriggingand electoral malfeasance led to legal battles over the results.
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The election was marred by reports ofvoterigging, bribery and other irregularities.
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This was later stopped after claims ofvoterigging.
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Allegations ofvoteriggingwere never proven, but that the allegation that the constituencies were gerrymandered was little disputed.
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The law however is unclear on how to prosecute and convict the sitting official if illegitimacy "is" the problem, due to allegations ofvoterigging.
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Volunteers with mobile phones sent back reports from election booths to a central hub in an effort to preventvoterigging.
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On the other hand, several supporters of green movement have continued to repeat the evidence supporting the allegedvoterigging.
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The opposition objected to the printing of these extra ballot papers, arguing that they could facilitatevoteriggingand calling for them to be destroyed.
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There were also accusations of electoral fraud andvoterigging.
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The debate was charged with allegations ofvoteriggingand expulsions.
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