voice vote
noun
: a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
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Many were approved by voice vote, but those targeting the United States’s involvement in foreign affairs and social issues relating to transgender people in the military required a roll call vote on the floor.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The Republican National Committee on Friday elected President Donald Trump's candidate of choice, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, by unanimous voice vote.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
The House Armed Services Committee easily passed it in a voice vote in mid-July, though the bill is still working its way through Congress before it’s likely finalized later this year.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
The panel approved the motion by voice vote.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 30 July 2025
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
The Republican National Committee on Friday elected President Donald Trump's candidate of choice, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, by unanimous voice vote.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
The House Armed Services Committee easily passed it in a voice vote in mid-July, though the bill is still working its way through Congress before it’s likely finalized later this year.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
The panel approved the motion by voice vote.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 30 July 2025
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“Voice vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice%20vote. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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