VOTES Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of vote

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

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disenfranchisements

as in ballots

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 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

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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

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Recent Examples of votes

Noun

To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2026 It’s all meant to help Bass by directing left-votes away from her biggest challenge and right-wing votes to her easiest. —

Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 The majority of early voters have been White, with 430,677 votes cast; followed by Black voters with 274,756 votes; and other racial minorities making up the other 110,794. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Last month, the Protect Our Games Act also received positive votes from the California Assembly’s Privacy and Consumer Protection and Judiciary committees. —

Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026 Collins has also made her share of controversial votes over the years. —

Garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 May 2026 This story has been updated to reflect what lawmakers must do to comply with a law doing away with QR codes as the method of tabulating votes. —

Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 14 May 2026 The Supreme Court blocked the 5th Circuit ruling from taking effect over the dissenting votes of Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. —

Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 In Hungary’s intensely gerrymandered system—originally designed to ensconce Orbán’s power, eventually a factor in his undoing—the plurality of votes that went to Magyar’s party will give it more than two-thirds of the seats in parliament. —

Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026

Verb

Continue reading … WALLET SQUEEZE — Senate votes to throw its own paychecks into escrow during shutdowns. —

FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 The council votes on every one. —

Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 If the Senate votes by a two-thirds majority to convict, only then can the accused be removed from office. —

Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Kevin Gillespie, chef and co-owner of Red Beard Restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia, also votes for banana pudding as the best Southern dessert. —

Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026 In an interview with the Star-Telegram Monday, Superintendent Peter Licata said district leadership knows exactly which campus every student who is slated to return to INA for the 2026-27 school year would end up at if the board votes to close the school Tuesday. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026 The centrist frequently votes for Democratic amendments during legislative debates but, in the end, often supports the final Republican bill. —

Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026 Within a few days of the end of the confirmation hearings, the Judiciary Committee votes on its recommendation to the full Senate. —

The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026 If a majority of the Board of Supervisors votes to place the package of charter updates on the ballot, the rewrite would need support from only a simple majority of voters to pass in November. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for votes

Noun

Many Democrats, spooked by the prospect of their party being frozen out in June’s top-two primary, have been clinging to their ballots, intending to vote at the last moment for whichever Democrat appears likeliest to finish first.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
With ballots already in voters’ hands and a large share of the electorate still undecided, Thursday’s showdown offered one last, high‑stakes chance to draw contrasts.

— James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026