the vote

noun

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

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The senior ended up with more than 50% of the vote, or 713 total, to earn the title of The Tennessean Student of the Week. Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025 What To Know In Friday's John Zogby Strategies poll, Ciattarelli has 42 percent of the vote compared to Sherrill's 50 percent. Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 And she’s won with at least 70% of the vote in every election. Mary Ramsey october 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025 Before the vote, Jones argued the reduction would limit the ability of residents to hold their government accountable. Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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