RECOUNT

n. second count, additional count

v. tell, narrate; count votes again

An election recount takes place in the event that the initial vote tally during an election is extremely close, and that therefore a recount of the ballots is necessary to insure an accurate result.
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Noun
1. an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
(hypernym) count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally
Verb
1. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
(synonym) tell, narrate, recite
(hypernym) inform
(hyponym) relate
(derivation) relation, telling, recounting
2. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"
(hypernym) count, number, enumerate, numerate

(v.)
To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to enumerate; as, to recount one's blessings.
  

(v. t.)
To count or reckon again.
  

(n.)
A counting again, as of votes.
  

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