the vote

noun

: the legal right to vote
In 1920, American women won the vote.

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Insisting the vote would be subject to fraud, Hitler said that Germany would not accept the result. Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 According to the Herald’s analysis, DeSantis won about 77% of the vote in the top 10 most Hispanic precincts — where about 90% of the voters identified as Hispanic. Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 Issa, 72, won the 48th Congressional District in 2024 with nearly 60% of the vote in the suburban and rural region. David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025 There has been talk again that owners should revisit the vote, but Shapiro loves how the play works for his team. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the vote

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“The vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20vote. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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