turnout

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Politics

n. the percentage of people who actually go to vote in an election.

n. the proportion or number of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.

“Low voter turnout can sometimes change the result of an election.”

“Political analysts suggested that the record-breaking turnout among young voters was the primary factor in the unexpected landslide victory.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun American English

n. a small area next to a road where a car can pull over to let others pass or to rest.

n. a short lane or area beside a main road where vehicles can pull off the highway.

“We stopped at a turnout on the mountain road to look at the view.”

“The driver used a narrow turnout to allow the faster traffic behind him to pass safely on the winding coastal highway.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Technical

n. the way a dancer turns their legs and feet outward from the hips.

n. the rotation of the leg at the hips which causes the feet and knees to turn outward.

“The teacher reminded the students to maintain their turnout during the exercise.”

“Achieving a perfect ninety-degree turnout requires years of disciplined training to increase the flexibility of the hip joints.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic · British English

n. an old word for a strike, when workers stop working to ask for more money.

n. a collective withdrawal of labour by employees to protest working conditions or pay.

“The factory was closed for a week during the great turnout of 1890.”

“Historical records from the textile mill describe a massive turnout of weavers who demanded a reduction in their daily working hours.”