show of hands

English

Noun

show of hands (plural shows of hands)

A vote in which people raise a hand in order to state their agreement with something.
The vote was taken by a show of hands.

Translations

vote by raising a hand

Chinese:
Mandarin: 舉手表決／举手表决 (jǔshǒu biǎojué)
Danish: håndsoprækning c
Dutch: hoofdelijke stemming
Finnish: käsiäänestys, kättennostoäänestys
French: vote à main levée (fr) m
Italian: alzata di mano f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: handsopprekking m or f, handsopprekning m or f, håndsopprekking m or f, håndsopprekning m or f

Nynorsk: handsopprekking f
Polish: głosowanie przez podniesienie ręki n
Portuguese: voto levantando-se a mão m
Swedish: handuppräckning c

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