voice vote
noun
: a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
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Commission member Mike Orlich proposed that Miller be put on unpaid leave and the other two commission members agreed in a voice vote.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
It was also passed by voice vote in Congress and would have expanded the Miccosukee Reserved Area to include Osceola Camp, a part of the Everglades National Park.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The source said that as many as five of those GOP amendments could be settled by voice votes.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
In 2021, Greene forced Republicans and Democrats alike to record their votes on bills instead of passing them in voice votes.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
It was also passed by voice vote in Congress and would have expanded the Miccosukee Reserved Area to include Osceola Camp, a part of the Everglades National Park.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
The source said that as many as five of those GOP amendments could be settled by voice votes.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
In 2021, Greene forced Republicans and Democrats alike to record their votes on bills instead of passing them in voice votes.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Voice vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice%20vote. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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