the vote

noun

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

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Like other Republican proponents, Gaskill is framing the vote as important for the history of the republic. Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025 Trump got behind the idea ahead of the vote. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 Dec. 2025 Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz wrote on the social platform X, responding to the vote. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2025 Scheduling the vote was one of the central concessions GOP leaders offered Senate Democrats in November, in exchange for their votes to end the longest government shutdown. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Dec. 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 20 Dec. 2025.

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