the vote

noun

: the legal right to vote

In 1920, American women won the vote.

Examples of the vote in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One bill sought to lower the threshold for rejecting district court judges in retention elections from 50% of the vote plus one to 40%. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

This time, according to the calendar transmitted to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on Thursday by electoral officials, the elections council is attempting to organize the vote in just under five months. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Chavez lived in San Jose in the 1950s and started his organizing in the city, helping get out the vote among Latino residents. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

If no one won a majority of the vote, the top two candidates would face off in a November general election runoff. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for the vote

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote