vote buying
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The distribution of a material benefit to an individual voter in exchange for support in a ballot.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "a vote buying scheme"
- "Because of vote buying, the election process in Nan-t'ou County underwent a drastic change overnight."
- "There have been accusations of vote-buying for the 2022 elections, like when social media users criticized Senator Manny Pacquiao for handing out money during his recent trips to cities and provinces."