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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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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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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
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers his general policy statement during the parliamentary extraordinary session prior to a confidence vote over the government’s austerity budget, at the National Assembly in Paris on September 8, 2025.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Consider that in the United States, a liberal is someone who stands on the political left, probably voted for Joe Biden, and may subscribe to some lite socialism (another Humpty Dumpty term, but one at a time).
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Just 20 votes separate Culpepper and the next candidate, Mavrick Afonso who took 1,082 votes for 14.7%.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers his general policy statement during the parliamentary extraordinary session prior to a confidence vote over the government’s austerity budget, at the National Assembly in Paris on September 8, 2025.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
In November 2023, the WSL and Women’s Championship clubs voted unanimously to spin off from the FA — similar to the Premier League — and established the Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL), with Nikki Doucet as CEO.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Consider that in the United States, a liberal is someone who stands on the political left, probably voted for Joe Biden, and may subscribe to some lite socialism (another Humpty Dumpty term, but one at a time).
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vote
Noun
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By war’s end he was not only convinced of the moral rightness of Black suffrage and civil rights, but of their essential necessity and urgency.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Only decades later did Black, brown, Asian and Native American women win suffrage.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When fluoridation was put on the ballot in 2021, 62% of voters supported its reintroduction.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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California is considering a ballot measure to empower its legislature to redraw districts in response, a move rebuked by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who helped create the state's independent redistricting system more than a decade ago.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of course the drivers have a say in this as well through that complex interface on the steering wheel.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In an odd twist, Minnesota has a major say in that answer.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In April 2024, Bill Nelson, the agency's chief at the time, announced NASA would overhaul the MSR strategy after incorporating new ideas proposed by agency research centers, academia and private industry.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, the idea is not new, as former Crystal Palace and Bristol City chief executive Phil Alexander, who is now interim CEO of the National League, has proposed it several times in the past — initially in 2003 — without success.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The latest ruling for Google in the company's antitrust case will likely remove any overhang for Alphabet shares, Piper Sandler wrote Thursday.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Biglari, who had purchased a 7% stake in the chain in 2007, became the company’s third-largest shareholder, owning more shares than all of Steak ‘n Shake’s then executive officers and directors combined.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But tax policy analysts and lawyers said nothing in the guidance so far suggests adult performers would be excluded.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Indications suggest that the adoption of artificial intelligence is continuing at a rapid pace.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Washington’s only voice in Congress criticized the bills for encroaching on the district’s governance.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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To give a voice to so many people who sometimes would struggle to get their plays produced.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first photo in the carousel showed Brooks posing with her arms wrapped around her husband-to-be, flashing her ring as the couple posed for the camera in the black-and-white shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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That's significant because the Environmental Protection Agency cited it in its attempts to roll back its prior finding that greenhouse gases posed a danger to the US public.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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