closetballot
/ˈklɒzɪtˌbælət/nounVerified NewA vote concealed from pollsters, family, and friends, revealed only in the booth.
Social-pressure voting produces a measurement gap that widens exactly where controversy is hottest; the closet is the last private room in the house of public opinion.
Etym. — *closet* (hidden identity) + *ballot*.
Rel. — phantommandate · vibecaucus
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