📚 Show of hands, phrase. ❓ Definition: A vote carried out among a group by the raising of hands, with numbers typically being estimated rather than counted. ❗️ Examples: 1. A show of hands suggested he has little support. 2. A union motion calling for the policy to be scrapped was clearly carried on a show of hands. 3. After a while, they switched to voting by a show of hands. 4. Each meeting ended with a vote by a show of hands. 5. To cheers in the hall it was carried on a show of hands. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic