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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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.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
Previously, they’ve been put before voters exclusively in April or November.
—Rachel Hale, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
Barrett, Trump’s third appointee to the high court, then outright separated herself from the majority’s view that a president’s official acts could not be put before a jury as evidence of a crime.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
The city has released ballot language on its website for the local sales tax measure the Orange City Council voted earlier this month to put before voters in November.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 July 2024
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
Previously, they’ve been put before voters exclusively in April or November.
—Rachel Hale, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
Barrett, Trump’s third appointee to the high court, then outright separated herself from the majority’s view that a president’s official acts could not be put before a jury as evidence of a crime.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
The city has released ballot language on its website for the local sales tax measure the Orange City Council voted earlier this month to put before voters in November.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 18 July 2024
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“Put before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20before. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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