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the vote

noun

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

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Nigerian former President Goodluck Jonathan, who had been observing the vote as part of the West African Elders Forum, was not reachable on Thursday, Joel Ahofodji, an ECOWAS spokesperson, told Reuters. Reuters, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025 The European Union said constitutional order should be restored and the vote count allowed to proceed. Reuters 18 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025 Meanwhile, polling by Echelon Insights carried out from October 16 to 20 showed Vance finishing first with 46 percent of the vote share. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025 Higgins led the crowded 13-person field with 36% of the vote, followed by Gonzalez with 19%, according to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 25 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 1 Dec. 2025.

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