telegraphing [< telegraph, v.] Que., Slang
n. See 1960 quote.
See also: telegraph
- 1960  What the red-shirted young man was telling us was how to impersonate legitimate voters--a practice known as telegraphing in Montreal politics. . . .
- 1963  The slips being done away with are those given to a voter by the enumerator which must be presented at the poll on election day. Their main purpose is to prevent the telegraphing of votes.