the vote

noun

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

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With the vote, Betty joins rare company. Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026 Recent polls suggest Fernández might be able to reach the 40% of the vote required to win the election in the first round. Javier Córdoba, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026 Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, recently told Reuters that party loyalists had been instructed to disrupt the vote. Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026 Nothing about the vote, of course, erases what Belichick accomplished on the field. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026 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 31 Jan. 2026.

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