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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On Monday’s podcast episode, Bell recounted sitting in a trial courtroom filled with supporters of Brian Peck and where 41 letters of additional support were eventually put before the court at the former Nickelodeon employee’s 2004 sentencing.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Later on Thursday, prosecutors appealed that injunction, putting before the appeals court the question of whether to remove it.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The panel will come up with proposals to put before voters in November.
—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
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Later on Thursday, prosecutors appealed that injunction, putting before the appeals court the question of whether to remove it.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The panel will come up with proposals to put before voters in November.
—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
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 29 May. 2025.
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