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noun

Definition of votenext
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as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election in the United States, women were granted the vote by the 19th Amendment in 1920

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2
as in ballot
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election dropped her vote into the ballot box

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3
as in say
the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion he argued for a vote in the matter, since he was going to be affected by the final decision

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vote

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verb

ˈvōt How to pronounce vote (audio)
as in to propose
to set before the mind for consideration I vote we quit working and go out for lunch

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Recent Examples of vote
Noun
The board unanimously postponed a vote on it after a meeting that lasted about five hours. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The nonbinding vote comes as Washington intensifies pressure on Cuba, whose fuel shortages have fueled power outages disrupting cooking, water service and communications. — Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
William Contreras became the eighth catcher voted the World Series MVP after lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to their first World Series championship. — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 Checks and balances For the Republicans voting for Democratic candidates, much of the reasoning comes down to being fed up with one-party trifectas in both the state and federal governments. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vote
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vote
  1. suffrage
  2. ballot
  3. say
  4. propose
  5. share
  6. suggest
  7. voice
  8. pose
Noun
  • During the state elections in 1967, Jagdish Master, a teacher turned activist, challenged the veto of the landlords over Dalit suffrage by escorting a group of Dalits to a polling booth in Ekwari, a village in Bihar’s Bhojpur district.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • August 26th, 1970 Feminists march in New York City on August 26, 1970 on the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment which granted American women full suffrage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of suffrage
Noun
  • While not guaranteed, the appeal is likely to be taken back up by the same three-judge appellate panel who previously heard — and rejected — the administration’s emergency request to block state officials from counting the ballots.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But during an hourslong hearing on Tuesday, Carter expressed skepticism, saying that setting aside so many ballots could disenfranchise legitimate voters.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of ballot
Noun
  • Whether Riley will actually have a say in that decision remains to be seen.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The State Board of Education, which has final say, is set to vote on the new standards in December.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of say
Verb
  • The company is designing its aircraft around the Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed Part 108 framework for beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone operations.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The United Way of Connecticut hasn’t proposed raising top income tax rates to finance a child tax credit but also has not ruled it out.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of propose
Noun
  • Over the past two months, amid efforts to find what could be more than $20 billion to recapitalize insurance funds, Walter has sold his controlling interest in the Lakers and a minority share of Chelsea, the English Premier League club.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The share of Americans who rate their lives 7 to 10 out of 10 barely moved, while the average fell more steeply.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of share
Verb
  • The results suggest that manufacturers could shorten a costly production stage without sacrificing the battery performance measured during testing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But a staff report by the Development Review Committee noted that the building is significantly larger in mass and scale than its immediate surroundings and suggested design tweaks to reduce the massing effect.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggest
Noun
  • Recorded live in a Norwegian church with the British organist Kit Downes, the album consists almost entirely of pipe organ and Sundfør’s steadfast, saintly voice.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • If Vin Scully provided the voice for the first half-century of Major League Baseball in Southern California, Newhan provided the words.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of voice
Verb
  • In October, Semafor reported that the Daily Caller tweeted a cartoon of Bill Gates and the devil posing with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wearing an Israeli flag Speedo.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The interest accumulating on that debt also poses a major challenge at a time when the government wants to boost defense spending.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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