Idiom
pull a lever
Meaning
To vote.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is time to pull a lever for your favorite candidate.”
“I always pull a lever for the local candidate who promises better schools.”
“Do you plan to pull a lever for the current mayor again this year?”
“Many citizens wait in long lines on election day just to pull a lever for their chosen representative.”
“Even if you dislike both main parties, you should still pull a lever for the person who shares some of your values.”
“Young people often feel their voice does not matter, but they can change the government when they pull a lever together.”
“In a democracy, the most significant power a citizen holds is the quiet, private moment when they pull a lever to determine the future of their nation.”
Examples
simple
“It is time to pull a lever for your favorite candidate.”
“I always pull a lever for the local candidate who promises better schools.”
“Do you plan to pull a lever for the current mayor again this year?”
contextual
“Many citizens wait in long lines on election day just to pull a lever for their chosen representative.”
“Even if you dislike both main parties, you should still pull a lever for the person who shares some of your values.”
“Young people often feel their voice does not matter, but they can change the government when they pull a lever together.”
complex
“In a democracy, the most significant power a citizen holds is the quiet, private moment when they pull a lever to determine the future of their nation.”
Origin
The phrase originates from the mechanics of twentieth-century voting booths, in which a voter recorded their selection by physically pulling a lever. On these early mechanical machines, a lever was pulled for each individual candidate choice before a final, larger lever was pulled to cast the ballot and reset the device for the next citizen.
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