the vote

noun

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

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Trump looms large over the vote The United States has become an unusually visible presence in this year's campaign. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Gaines won June’s primary election, receiving about 47% of the vote. — Haley Parsley october 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The measure passed with 58% of the vote, but opponents argued the two-thirds threshold should have been applied. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 With over 97% of the vote counted from three days of balloting that ended Sunday, election officials said the main Kremlin party, United Russia, will get more than three-fourths of the seats in the lower house, the State Duma, a record high. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2026.

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