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.

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