show of hands

[show of hands] {n. phr.}

An open vote during a meeting when those who vote "yes" and those who vote "no" hold up their hands to be counted.

* /The chairman said, "I'd like to see a show of hands if we're ready for the vote."/

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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