- show of hands
- : a display of raised hands expressing the vote of a group
voted overwhelmingly by a show of hands to have a picnic
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an indication of approval, disapproval, volunteering, etc., on the part of a group of persons, usually made by each assenting person raising his or her hand.* * *
show of handsA vote by holding up hands• • •Main Entry: ↑hand————————show of hands nounA vote indicated by raising hands• • •Main Entry: ↑show* * *
show of hands UK US noun [singular]an occasion when people in a room vote by putting their hands upThesaurus: elections and relating to the electoral systemhyponym to be a candidate or winner in an electionsynonym* * *
the raising of hands among a group of people to indicate a vote for or against something, with numbers typically being estimated rather than counted
Useful english dictionary. 2012.