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turnout

[ turn-out ]

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noun

the gathering of persons who come to an exhibition, party, spectacle, or the like:
They had a large turnout at the meeting.
quantity of production; output.
an act of turning out.
the manner or style in which a person or thing is equipped, dressed, etc.
equipment; outfit.
a short side track, space, spur, etc., that enables trains, automobiles, etc., to pass one another or park.
Ballet. the turning out of the legs from the hips, with the feet back to back or heel to heel.
Railroads. a track structure composed of a switch, a frog, and closure rails, permitting a train to leave a given track for a branching or parallel track. Compare crossover ( def 6 ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of turnout¹

First recorded in 1680–90; noun use of verb phrase turn out

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More than 7 million Canadians have cast their ballots in advance, setting a new record for early voter turnout, Elections Canada says.

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Council election in Hull last year saw a turnout of just 21%.

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Another worker, Nick Adams, 28, wearing a British Steel polo shirt, tells me he is heartened by the turnout.

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I threw a huge going-away party for my old roommate but didn’t anticipate how small the turnout would be.

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In the city of Milwaukee, which leans Democratic, officials reported a shortage of ballots on Tuesday "due to unprecedented and historic voter turnout", the city's election commission said in a statement.

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