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

Turnout was above 41% in Bethlehem, Hartland and West Hartford, a town with traditionally high engagement that delivered 6,150 votes for Lamont, 5% of his total, and 4,369 or 14% of Bronin’s. — Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

Piker pointed to Hong’s roughly 300,000 votes as evidence of the movement’s growing strength and urged supporters not to view the loss as a failure. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026

Tafoya collected more than twice as many votes as her nearest opponent, a former Navy SEAL. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

The Division of Elections on Wednesday posted that more than 865,000 mail ballots have been returned to county elections offices and nearly 328,000 early votes. — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

But legislators have not done so since World War II, partly because subsequent wars were smaller and partly to avoid the political risk of registering votes for unpopular conflicts. — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026

What turned out to be a razor-thin contest wasn’t called by the Associated Press until early Wednesday morning, after a delay in tabulating votes from Milwaukee. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Demuth won with 179,546 votes over Lindell's 134,198, a margin of 43%-32%. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Crowley wound up with more than 300,000 votes — enough, in any other primary this decade, to win the nomination. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

The piece suggests that the contest over which state votes first in 2028 is mostly about bragging rights, modest economic benefits and media visibility for local politicians and pundits, rather than a truly decisive factor in choosing the nominee. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

If everyone votes, everyone’s voice is heard — not only that of ideologically motivated elites. — Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

If the panel votes in favor of doing so, then the issue would go to the entire Senate to vote on. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 July 2026

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

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