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the right to formally express one's position or will in an election<in the United States, women were granted the vote by the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920>Synonymsenfranchisement, franchise, suffrageRelated Wordssay, voiceAntonymsdisenfranchisement
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a piece of paper indicating a personʼs preferences in an election<dropped her vote into the ballot box>— see ballot
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the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion<he argued for a vote in the matter, since he was going to be affected by the final decision>— see voice 1
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