Recanvass

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A second or subsequent canvassing.

    "Each man had exactly 77,225 votes as of Friday at 1:45 p.m., with a recanvass of voting machines completed in 5 of the district’s 10 counties, elections officials said."

Verb
  1. 1
    To canvass again or anew. transitive

Example

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"Each man had exactly 77,225 votes as of Friday at 1:45 p.m., with a recanvass of voting machines completed in 5 of the district’s 10 counties, elections officials said."

Etymology

From re- + canvass.

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