voice vote

noun

: a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger

Examples of voice vote in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Inside the hall, the delegates also approved the party platform by a voice vote. —

Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024 Good Sam revival: The Senate passed the Good Samaritan For Hardrock Mining Act by voice vote last night. —

Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024 On day one of the Republican National Convention, nearly 2,500 GOP delegates gathered at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee to affirm in a voice vote that Trump will be on the general election ballot in November for a third time. —

Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024 With a motion by Bernie Moreno, the GOP nominee for Senate in Ohio and approved by voice vote, the nomination became official. —

Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for voice vote

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