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

During a period of difficult economic conditions, the city council votes to allow sales only to city residents. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 The officeholder also serves as president of the State Senate and can cast tie-breaking legislative votes. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Regrets his votes for Hegseth and Kennedy The book is filled with cuss words and condemnations. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 As with most votes in Tennessee's legislature, Republicans didn't need support from Democrats. — Blake Farmer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 If no candidate wins more than half of valid votes on Sunday, the two with the most votes advance to an October 25 runoff. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 Nana Morrison’s won the CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice Best Soul Food poll after four rounds of voting that started with 22 area restaurants and drew thousands of votes. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2026 Three teams on their schedule — Duke, Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh — received votes. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026 To speed things up, Democrats want amendment votes, most notably one that would allow college athletes to collectively bargain. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

If the council votes to declare the land surplus, there would be a 60-day period during which interested parties could express their interest in purchasing the land, followed by a 90-day period of negotiations. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The Kennedy Center votes to close, Merriam-Webster adds new words, and House lawmakers leave early. — Joe Murphy, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026 After the commission votes on its recommendation, the Town Council would make the final decision on a PUD agreement. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 After stepping down as vice chair for supervision, Barr remained on the Fed’s powerful Board of Governors and still votes on interest rate decisions. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Until the Senate votes on the bill, no change will be enacted into law. — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2026 Ukrainian parliament votes to dismiss prosecutor general Ukraine’s parliament voted to dismiss Ruslan Kravchenko from the post of prosecutor general Tuesday, as a series of graft investigations pushed tensions in Kyiv to a new high. — Liudas Dapkus, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The panel votes first on the on-field decision, and then on the outcome of the VAR intervention. — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The one dissenter this round is Vic, who emphatically votes for the visible boom mic. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for votes

Noun

The group of Star columnists and reporters who regularly cover the Chiefs — Sam McDowell, Vahe Gregorian, Pete Sweeney, Pete Grathoff and me — weighed in on the bye-week awards and unanimously slotted Walker at the top of both ballots.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
These people greet and check in voters, provide them with ballots, assist with tabulation and/or assist with processing absentee ballots.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of ballots

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The idea, Was says, was to focus on Weir’s songs and the characters in them rather than on the jammy side of the Dead.

— David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
It was given a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven says—a 10- percentage-point increase over the previous day.

— Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

Definition of says

Verb

Now suppose the group of 300 proposes its own three-person slate.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Lula proposes preserving Brazil’s autonomy by simultaneously strengthening ties with all major powers and engaging in multilateral diplomacy as much as possible.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of proposes

Noun

Only governments, tribal governments, and charities can make these stock gifts, so billionaires have to move their shares into a charity first.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
This position enabled a client to make a charitable gift of more than $100,000 earlier this year through the transfer of 700 shares that originally cost less than $1,800, Clapp said.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of shares

Noun

And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

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The study did not examine cognitively healthy people and does not suggest that glucosamine poses a risk to those who take it for joint health.

— Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Dozens of flights to and from Catalina Island have crashed over the years, with pilots saying the airport poses its share of challenges.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of poses

Noun

The nonprofit has championed South Asian voices in film, art and storytelling since 2002, giving a platform to work on subjects such as caste, gender and sexuality.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The petition calls for a waiver that would allow political groups to use artificial or prerecorded voices in unsolicited wireless calls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

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