cooling-off day

English

Alternative forms

• Cooling-off Day

Etymology

Gerund of cool off.

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈku.lɪŋ ˈɔf ˈdeɪ/

Noun

cooling-off day (plural cooling-off days)

1. (Singapore, politics) The day before polling day in Singapore general elections, during which campaigning and election advertising is not allowed in order to give voters time to reflect rationally on how they will vote.
   • 2009 December 1, Today, “All will be quiet on the eve…”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]:

     Prime Minister Lee said the additional ‘cooling-off’ day would give voters time to reflect rationally on issues, after the emotional high of election campaigning.

   • 2010 April 27, The Online Citizen, “Cooling-off day open to abuse in ruling party’s favour: Sylvia Lim”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], archived from the original on 5 March 2016:

     Allegations against opposition candidates, or attacks on opposition policy proposals, can be repeated on news programmes on cooling-off day, to drum up sentiment against the opposition and to discredit the opposition.

   • 2011 May 5, Elections Department of Singapore, “Cooling-Off Day and Polling Day”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[3]:

     Candidates and supporters are reminded to refrain from visiting their constituents or attending public events within their constituencies on Cooling-off Day and Polling day.