put before

phrasal verb

put before; putting before; puts before

: to ask (a person or group) to make a decision about (something)

The problem of downtown parking was put before the mayor/council.

We should put this question before the voters.

Examples of put before in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. —Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024

Now submitted, the overall budget is likely to evolve once put before France’s National Assembly and Senate, ahead of a final promulgation in December. —Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024

The ruling would have forced the city to rewrite a portion of the ballot measure before it could be put before voters. —Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024

Previously, they’ve been put before voters exclusively in April or November. —Rachel Hale, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024