the vote

noun

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

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The remaining 110 seats are allocated through a proportional representation system, under which political parties are assigned seats based on their share of the vote. Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026 The Fifteenth Amendment, which would formally grant the vote to Black men, but not to any women, was at the top of the agenda. Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 The remaining 110 seats are allocated through a proportional representation system, under which political parties are assigned seats based on their share of the vote. Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 Jack Nicholson, star of Polanski’s film, and Al Pacino, star of Coppola’s, split the vote for best actor and lost to Art Carney, winner for the minor dramedy Harry and Tonto. Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 2026.

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