recount
Tally the ballots
Recount has two distinct meanings depending on stress.
To reCOUNT is to narrate or describe events in detail: She recounted her adventures in Morocco.
To REcount is to count again, especially votes in a close election: Officials recounted the ballots three times.
The noun REcount refers to this second counting: The losing candidate demanded a recount.
Recounting events aloud
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- relateConnect or recount
narrative · describe · depict · unfold · detail · retell · paraphrase · relay
Voting forms
- votesFormal choices recorded
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- precinctsBounded administrative areas
- turnoutNumber attending an event
runoff · tally · machine · disputed · margin · certification · canvass · observers
Recorded count
- enumerateList items individually
- itemizeList by particulars
- listSequence of recorded items
- catalogueSystematic list of items
inventory · tabulate · sum · detail · number · specify · one-by-one · systematic
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- memoriesStored past experiences
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
recall · nostalgia · reminisce · autobiographical · memoir · retrospective · remember · childhood
Validate as true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
- validateConfirm as true
- substantiateProve something is true
certify · attest · check · cross-check · accuracy · proof · double-check · review
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
relate · narrative · describe · depict · unfold · detail · retell · paraphrase · relay · convey
ballots
Voting forms
- votesFormal choices recorded
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- precinctsBounded administrative areas
turnout · runoff · tally · machine · disputed · margin · certification · canvass · observers · scrutineers
tally
Recorded count
catalogue · inventory · tabulate · sum · detail · number · specify · one-by-one · systematic · comprehensive
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- memoriesStored past experiences
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
anecdote · recall · nostalgia · reminisce · autobiographical · memoir · retrospective · remember · childhood · past
confirm
Validate as true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
- validateConfirm as true
substantiate · certify · attest · check · cross-check · accuracy · proof · double-check · review · reconcile
- election disputescontested results, electoral dispute, electoral disputes, ballot disputes, contested seats
- election problemsovervote, undervote, voter fraud, ballot stuffing, double voting
- parliamentarymotion, quorum, gavel, roll call, floor
- political tacticscampaigning, gerrymandering, filibuster, campaigns, voter suppression
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- countingcountdown, tally, tallying, headcount, numeral
- vote recountsRepeated ballot tabulation
- election recountsOfficial retallying of ballots
- hand recountPhysical vote verification