outpoll
Win more votes
To outpoll is to receive more votes than another candidate or option in an election or survey: She outpolled her nearest rival by twelve thousand votes.
The term appears almost exclusively in political reporting and poll analysis.
Mass of earth falling
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- winAchieve victory
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- prevailTo succeed ultimately
overcome · defeat · surpass · trounce · rout · crush · dominate · clinch
Largest share among several
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- supermajorityVote exceeding simple majority
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- preponderanceSuperiority in weight or number
bulk · consensus · decisive · margin · percentage · share · lead · advantage
Voting document
- votingFormally registering a choice
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- electorateEligible voting body
- turnoutNumber attending an event
precinct · constituency · referendum · runoff · suffrage · caucus · endorsement · nominee
landslide
Mass of earth falling
prevail · overcome · defeat · surpass · trounce · rout · crush · dominate · clinch · sweep
plurality
Largest share among several
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- supermajorityVote exceeding simple majority
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
preponderance · bulk · consensus · decisive · margin · percentage · share · lead · advantage · edge
ballot
Voting document
- votingFormally registering a choice
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- electorateEligible voting body
turnout · precinct · constituency · referendum · runoff · suffrage · caucus · endorsement · nominee · gerrymandering