the vote

noun

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

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The letter described the March 9 vote as hasty, given that the vote to reject the city’s offer was driven by three unions representing a majority of those present at the meeting. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026 Public comments lasted so long at Monday night's meeting, the council had to delay the vote on the data center until Thursday. Todd Feurer, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 With the top two vote-getters regardless of political party set to move onto the November election, Democrats have worried that their candidates will fracture the vote enough that Hilton and Bianco will capture both spots. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 Challenger Kiana Belcher trailed with 47% of the vote to McCaskill’s 54% in the two-way 5th District contest for the Democratic nomination, according to unofficial returns as of Wednesday morning. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 18 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 21 Mar. 2026.

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