voice vote
noun
: a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
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The city's Board of Directors approved a resolution authorizing the grant application in a unanimous voice vote as part of the board's consent agenda during a meeting Tuesday.
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Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
The View From Democrats The Senate confirmed Warsh to the Fed by voice vote two decades ago.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The measure passed in a short voice vote with no apparent dissent.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Rules Chairwoman Kathleen Passidomo, a former Senate president and Republican from Naples, tried to fail Martin’s amendment on a voice vote.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
The View From Democrats The Senate confirmed Warsh to the Fed by voice vote two decades ago.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The measure passed in a short voice vote with no apparent dissent.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Rules Chairwoman Kathleen Passidomo, a former Senate president and Republican from Naples, tried to fail Martin’s amendment on a voice vote.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Voice vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice%20vote. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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