1
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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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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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
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Eventually, a handful of Democrats joined with Republicans to reopen the government, with the promise of a vote on the subsidies.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Students from Mahaffie Elementary voted on three playground options to be built in the park, and their top choice was purchased by the city.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The shooting of Pretti has led to national outrage, with Democrats vowing to withhold votes on Department of Homeland Security funding and conservative voices, like The Wall Street Journal editorial page, calling for a pause in ICE operations.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Eventually, a handful of Democrats joined with Republicans to reopen the government, with the promise of a vote on the subsidies.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
Stephenie separated her shoulder just minutes into the game in a brutal marooning challenge (watch the unedited footage below) and was then voted out second after feuding with fellow Hero James Clement.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Students from Mahaffie Elementary voted on three playground options to be built in the park, and their top choice was purchased by the city.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vote
Noun
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But as the first woman to serve as governor, Spanberger wore all white, a possible tribute to the women’s suffrage movement.—
Olivia Diaz,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Those historic benchmarks include the women’s suffrage movement that began in the mid-19th century out of the broader women’s rights movement.—
Leslie Hoyle Guerra,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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California uses top-two primaries, in which all candidates regardless of party are on the same ballot and the top two vote-getters advance to the general election.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Gwinnett County Commission voted to uphold the ethics board’s recommendations and dismiss the complaint against Matthew Holtkamp on the grounds that the commissioner did not use county resources to campaign against the ballot question.—
Alia Pharr,
AJC.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As coach John Harbaugh has final say on player transactions, Schoen is, frankly, Harbaugh’s personal hand puppet (apologies to Jerry Seinfeld).—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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But Nielsen emphasized that no deal involving Greenland can be struck without the island and its governing kingdom, Denmark, having a say.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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General school fees are proposed to increase anywhere from $2 to $4 depending on grade level.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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In 2008, a law proposed by then-senator Anthony Sykes, who now serves as public access counselor in the office of the Attorney General, would have mandated disclosure of lobbyist requests.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
3 Feb. 2026
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Now, with roughly $404 million still available, Sakura Square is among more than 80 applicants hoping to secure a share of the next round of funding.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company’s share of its agreement with California — $55 million — is barely a speck on its balance sheet; revenue for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, topped $102 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The committee suggested that some tour participants may have been examining security measures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Using fresh data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have produced the most precise measurements yet of the solar system’s largest planet, showing that Jupiter is slightly smaller and more flattened than earlier estimates suggested.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Venevision, which like most private networks dropped coverage critical of the government in recent years, has reopened its airwaves to anti-government voices, covering opposition leader María Corina Machado's every move in Washington since Maduro's capture.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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This veteran droid is an even more Disneyfied version of VINCENT, who talks — for some reason — with the voice of legendary screen cowboy Slim Pickens.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Bass, who was politically weakened by her performance during the fire and its aftermath, was already facing more than two dozen challengers looking to oust her in the June 2 primary — the vast majority little known to the public and not expected to pose any threat.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Is the knowledge that there’s an end date to people’s careers with the foundation already posing any challenges?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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