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.
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Maduro pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking charges put before him by the Department of Justice’s indictment.
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
As such, Shmyhal would be tasked with updating it and proposing the changes to put before the government.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
But when put before a committee of baseball lifers, the pair was effectively shut out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Now, all that only matters if the cases are put before a jury.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2025
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
As such, Shmyhal would be tasked with updating it and proposing the changes to put before the government.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
But when put before a committee of baseball lifers, the pair was effectively shut out.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Now, all that only matters if the cases are put before a jury.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for put before
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“Put before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20before. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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