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 panel will come up with proposals to put before voters in November.
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James Barron, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
It will be put before voters in a referendum before it can be adopted.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The panel, known as a Charter Revision Commission, is holding a series of public hearings, including on Monday in Queens, to come up with proposals to put before voters in November.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
But none of these plans have been put before Congress, and many of them will face legal and legislative roadblocks before they can be fully implemented.
—BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
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James Barron, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
It will be put before voters in a referendum before it can be adopted.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The panel, known as a Charter Revision Commission, is holding a series of public hearings, including on Monday in Queens, to come up with proposals to put before voters in November.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
But none of these plans have been put before Congress, and many of them will face legal and legislative roadblocks before they can be fully implemented.
—BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 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 5 May. 2025.
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