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turnout
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turn·out  (tûrnout)
n.
1. The number of people gathered for a particular event or purpose; attendance: The peace march attracted a large turnout.
2. A number of things produced; output.
3. The act or an instance of turning out.
4. Chiefly British
a. A labor strike.
b. A laborer on strike.
5. An array of equipment; an outfit.
6. An outfit of a carriage with its horse or horses; equipage.
7. A railroad siding.
8. A widening in a highway to allow vehicles to pass or park.
9. The rotation of a dancer's legs from the hip sockets in classical ballet.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.turnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasionturnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
2.turnout - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or parkturnout - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
3.turnout - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to passturnout - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"
4.turnout - what is produced in a given time periodturnout - what is produced in a given time period
product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"
throughput - output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)
5.turnout - a set of clothing (with accessories)turnout - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"
attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"
bib-and-tucker - an attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker"
ensemble - a coordinated outfit (set of clothing)
playsuit - a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse
trousseau - the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
6.turnout - attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)turnout - attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally"
attendance, attending - the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
7.turnout - (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hipturnout - (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers

turnout
noun attendance, crowd, audience, gate, assembly, congregation, number, throng, assemblage It was a marvellous afternoon with a huge turnout of people.
Translations
turnout [ˈtɜːnaʊt] N
1. (= attendance) → concurrencia f, asistencia f; (= paying spectators) → entrada f, público m; (at election) → número m de votantes
there was a poor turnoutasistió poca gente
we hope for a good turnout at the danceesperamos que el baile sea muy concurrido
2. (= clean) → limpieza f
she gave the room a good turnoutle hizo una buena limpieza al cuarto
3. (Ind) (= output) → producción f
4. (= dress) → atuendo m
turnout [ˈtɜːrnaʊt] n
(= attendance) (at meeting)assistance f; [voters] (in election)participation f
It was a good turnout → Il y a eu beaucoup de monde.
a high turnout → une participation importante
a low turnout → une faible participation, une forte abstention
(US) (= layby) → aire f de stationnement sur le bas-côté
turnout
n
(= attendance)Teilnahme f, → Beteiligung f; in spite of the rain there was a good turnout (for a match etc) → trotz des Regens war das Spiel gut besucht; (in election) → trotz des Regens war die Wahlbeteiligung gut or hoch; there was a big turnout of friends to meet us at the stationeine Menge Freunde waren gekommen, um uns am Bahnhof zu begrüßen
(= clean-out) she gave the room a thorough turnoutsie machte den Raum gründlich sauber
(Comm: = output) → Produktion f
(= dress)Aufmachung f
(US) (in town) → Parkbucht f; (in country) → Parkplatz m; (big) → Rastplatz m
turnout [ˈtɜːnˌaʊt] n
a. (attendance) → presenza, affluenza
there was a poor turnout → la partecipazione è stata molto scarsa
b. (clean) → ripulita


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Turnout figures were available for the 18 Westminster constituencies and showed unionist areas with lower turnouts.
In fact, analyses by economists that isolate primary type as a variable for affecting turnout have shown that open primary systems actually produce slightly higher turnouts in general elections than do closed primary systems.
Five of the city's 50 precincts had turnouts of less than 9 percent.
 
 
 
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