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

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2
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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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

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votes

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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
Pratt ran for the office of Los Angeles mayor as a Republican in the June 2 primary election but did not get enough votes to progress. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 July 2026 Regan enjoyed a standout 1968 season with the Chicago Cubs, earning MVP votes. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 And if no nominee clears it, the show with the highest percentage of yes votes takes the trophy. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026 The punishment conjured up the prospect of a candidate hoping to lead France stumping for votes with an electronic tag on her ankle. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 Without McConnell, that means a maximum of 52 Republican votes are available. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The bill barely passed last week, receiving the minimum 21 yes votes in the Senate with a 21-4 vote and a 53-5 vote in the Assembly. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 On Wednesday, York County Council will cast the last of three votes needed for an incentive deal to bring the Swiss biomedical company to Palmetto Research Park. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026 The previous version of the bill had garnered strong bipartisan support in the 80-person Assembly, passing out of the chamber with 76 votes in favor of it. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
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 The rest of the state is rural and consistently votes Republican. — Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, CBS News, 22 June 2026 This week, the Senate votes on whether to move it forward. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for votes
  1. ballots
  2. says
  3. proposes
  4. shares
  5. suggests
  6. parts
  7. poses
  8. voices
Noun
  • New Justice Department letters and FEMA grant conditions demand citizenship checks, paper ballots and audits, prompting urgent logistical questions for election officials and raising fears of federal overreach into traditionally state-run voting.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The Supreme Court dealt an additional blow in late June, ruling that states may count mail-in ballots that arrive after the polls close, as long as they’re postmarked by Election Day.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of ballots
Noun
  • 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
  • And what doctors say after the federal government proposes looser restrictions on testosterone.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 July 2026
  • The couple reconciles, and later that evening, Cal gets down on one knee and proposes.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of proposes
Noun
  • Against this backdrop, investor confidence in JCET has surged, with the company’s shares listed in Shanghai climbing 147 percent since the start of the year, driven by strong business growth and rising demand for advanced chip technologies.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • The leading labs are also preparing for stock market listings, and settling the question of the government's role before their shares trade would remove a major overhang for prospective investors.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of shares
Verb
  • Her handmaiden points out that a sword contradicts her message of peace and suggests instead a chain.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • If Congress does nothing, research suggests, retirees will see a 28% cut in monthly benefits.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of suggests
Noun
  • Companies in industrial parts, software, consulting and life sciences were the other sectors in the Southland that attracted venture investments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Striking is a reproduction of a metallic structure with moving and rotating mechanical parts that reflected Lagerfeld’s Bauhaus influences, with 18 fur coats on display that seem to float and dance.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Definition of parts
Verb
  • Oman’s Foreign Ministry also condemned the latest attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait in an X post, warning that the escalation of military tensions in the region poses a threat to not only its security, but overall maritime safety.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The presence of wolves in California poses a fresh and complex challenge for state wildlife authorities after hunters and trappers pushed the population to extinction around a century ago.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of poses
Noun
  • Our understanding of the American story is richer—and more complete—when all of its voices are heard.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
  • Mayor Rusty Knox has been one of the voices opposed to expanding the lanes.
    — Michael Praats, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
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