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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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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
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 1 May 2025
Those figures will be finalized in a vote this summer.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
He was voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In late March, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a ruling by federal Judge James Boasberg and denied the White House's use of the wartime authority by a vote of 2 to 1.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 1 May 2025
Those figures will be finalized in a vote this summer.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Verb
One of the commissioners voting for Edelman’s continuation on the bench was Dr. Patrick D. Jackson, husband of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the most recent Supreme Court appointee put in place by former President Joe Biden.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
He was voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vote
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Buy Now 02 of 10 'Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won The Vote, and Insisted On Equality For All' by Martha S. Jones The work of securing women’s suffrage didn’t end with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Florida Ruffin Ridley leveraged her role as an educator and editor to combat racial injustice and promote women’s suffrage.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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The state uses mail ballots as the default voting method and is often home to some of the last tight congressional races to be called.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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There are, however, some officials who as needed can act as emissaries, even if the cardinals themselves cannot leave until a successful ballot is cast, meaning one cardinal receives two-thirds of the votes and is elected pope.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The latest tariff hikes ought to have a big say on its American MSRP.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Apr. 2025
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Ordinary members of the church won’t get a say in the decision.—
Katie Landeck,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Then, on Friday, Mr. Trump proposed eliminating the agency altogether, along with the National Endowment for the Humanities and others, in the next fiscal year.—
Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Sponsoring groups can propose only one petition at a time.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Hassabis, for his part, won a share of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on Alphafold—an AI system that can predict the 3D structures of proteins, and which has turbocharged biomedical research.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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Revamp Your Mudroom Giving your mudroom a bit of love before the summer is never a bad idea, Kersh shares.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Several economic indicators suggest a potential recession, including declining stock prices and weakening consumer sentiment.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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During an April 7 hearing, Wilken told attorneys that the cuts could be phased in initially and even suggested grandfathering in current athletes.—
Eric Olson,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Led by Youssef, who plays Rumi as well as his dad, the voice cast also features Alia Shawkat, Mandy Moore, Chris Redd, Kieran Culkin, and Timothy Olyphant.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Trump first posed the idea of overhauling FEMA while visiting North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in January.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
2 May 2025
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John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, has pledged to make the threat posed by China a top priority and vowed to expand the agency’s focus on Beijing.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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