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

This summer, DeSantis created a working group to study what property tax reforms to put before voters in 2026, including a potential proposal to abolish the taxes entirely. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025

Can his heirs and those controlling the interests of the foundation resist the inevitable temptations that will be put before them? —Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

Neither the governor nor legislative leaders have spoken much about who is involved in the map-making process, other than that the end result would be put before voters. —Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Senate Bill 63, sponsored by two Bay Area lawmakers, is a well-meaning but poorly formed attempt to fill the financial gaps by raising as much as $550 million a year through a sales tax that would be put before voters in 2026. —Liz Ames, Mercury News, 8 July 2025

Rhymes for put before

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• blastopore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore