show of hands

English

Noun

show of hands (plural shows of hands)

1. 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.

   • 2022 May 15, Kayleigh Roberts, “Millie Bobby Brown Does a Spot-On Anna Delvey Impression That You *Must* Hear”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     You know those actors who become famous for a role that requires them to fake a totally different accent than the one they have IRL and then when you finally hear them speak in their natural accent, you feel this weird mix of emotions that’s somehow simultaneously impressed, incredulous, and a little betrayed all at once? Okay, now show of hands if Millie Bobby Brown was one of those actors for you.

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