Synonyms of votes

votes 1 of 2

noun

plural of vote

1

as in suffrages

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffrages
• ballots
• franchises
• enfranchisements
• says
• voices
• say-sos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disenfranchisements

2

as in ballots

a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election

dropped her vote into the ballot box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ballots
• yeas
• ayes
• tickets
• nays
• noes
• referenda
• absentee ballots
• secret ballots
• non placets
• blackballs
• write-ins
• short ballots
• Australian ballots

3

as in says

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• says
• shares
• parts
• voices
• roles
• opinions
• say-sos
• ballots
• beliefs
• suffrages
• convictions
• franchises
• sentiments
• views
• enfranchisements
• judgments

votes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of vote

as in proposes

to set before the mind for consideration

I vote we quit working and go out for lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proposes
• suggests
• poses
• offers
• recommends
• advances
• bounces
• presents
• files
• puts forward
• submits
• nominates
• proffers
• propounds
• maps
• tenders
• puts forth
• moves
• plots
• plans
• charts
• trots out
• shapes
• lodges
• frames
• arranges
• calculates
• covers
• contrives
• lays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of votes

Noun

As an inducement to get votes from conservative rural congressional members, the OBBBA included a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, but this is substantially less money than the Medicaid cuts will total across rural America. — Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

With that seeming wide sweep of support, the bill passed the state Assembly in May by a vote of 74 to 0, with six votes not recorded. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Two Republican candidates faced off in a July 28 primary runoff after neither garnered enough votes to win the nomination last month. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Doing so would involve more committees and likely give Democrats more chances to force votes at a lower, simple-majority threshold. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026

That same law pushed back a prohibition on using QR codes printed by Georgia’s current touchscreen system to tally votes until 2028. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

Yet behind the polished presentations and the unanimous board votes, a familiar pattern begins to unfold. — Susana Cabrera, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Meanwhile, a small population of high earners would receive up to five votes each—a fivefold multiplier on political power concentrated in the hands of people already holding disproportionate economic power. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026

But the Senate is balking at that budget, leaving lawmakers far from agreement on a binding piece of legislation that can get 50 GOP votes. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Verb

America votes in more than 10,000 different election jurisdictions, each with different rules set by state and sometimes local governments. — Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Some 42% of workers would rather switch departments than report to a boss who votes differently, and most now get their news only from outlets that echo their own views. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Alaska is another one that votes largely by mail, and there's no evidence that those states have higher rates of fraud than states that vote a different kind of way. — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 8 July 2026

For people like Michael Ripka, a 34-year-old stage hand from Casper, Wyoming who typically votes Republican, the economy is by far the most important thing on his mind. — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, who votes on policy moves for the next six months, said recently that the Fed may need to hike rates later this year if the inflation situation does not improve. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a reflection of the Republican president's long fixation on his false claim that his 2020 election defeat was rigged. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

New York City that Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who votes from the mayor’s mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side, didn’t endorse any candidate in the 12th district. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 June 2026

But the Academy’s Music Branch, which votes on what submissions will be nominated for Best Original Song, has a preference for songs that factor more heavily into the film’s narrative. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 23 June 2026