abstract:In voting systems, tactical voting (or strategic voting or sophisticated voting or insincere voting) occurs, in elections with more than two candidates, when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome.
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(in an election) the practice of casting one's vote not for the party of one's choice but for the second strongest contender in order to defeat the likeliest winner (选举)战术性投票; 为打败最有可能胜选的一方，把自己的票不投给自选的党，而是投给排名第二的政党