voice vote
noun
: a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
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The measure passed the Senate by unanimous consent last week, after clearing the House in a voice vote in March (both actions signal broad support for the policy).
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Board members approved an ordinance setting the new rates along with other agenda items in a voice vote with no opposition.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Up until now, Republicans this year have not had a single nominee passed via unanimous consent or a voice vote.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Many were approved by voice vote, but those targeting the United States’s involvement in foreign affairs and social issues relating to transgender people in the military required a roll call vote on the floor.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Board members approved an ordinance setting the new rates along with other agenda items in a voice vote with no opposition.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Up until now, Republicans this year have not had a single nominee passed via unanimous consent or a voice vote.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Many were approved by voice vote, but those targeting the United States’s involvement in foreign affairs and social issues relating to transgender people in the military required a roll call vote on the floor.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Voice vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice%20vote. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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