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

The Democratic Senate and gubernatorial candidates received more than 70% of the vote in the same 11 cities, in almost the exact same order. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

With more than two-thirds of the vote counted, a respected election modeling outfit projects the ANC at around 32%. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Newman and backers like Common Cause and the League of Women Voters argued the current system was too easily abused for partisan ends, and could result in a candidate assuming office despite winning a small fraction of the vote. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Ealy won his third term election Tuesday with 68% of the vote, defeating Republican challenger Dave Thomas. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the vote

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