supervote

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ vote.

Pronunciation

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Noun

supervote (plural supervotes)

1. A special vote that has more influence on a decision than an ordinary vote.
   • 1996, Arto Salomaa, Public-Key Cryptography:

     If no supervotes are cast, the majority decides. If at least one supervote is cast, then the ordinary votes have no significance.

   • 2009, Denise Little, Intelligent Design:

     “Sorry, my friend, the Hanoi flu has a supervote that trumps you both. That flu is now in the driver's seat. […]

Verb

supervote (third-person singular simple present supervotes, present participle supervoting, simple past and past participle supervoted)

1. To cast a supervote.