1
as in suffrage
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 ballot
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 say
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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as in to propose
to set before the mind for consideration
I vote we quit working and go out for lunch
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Recent Examples of vote
Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
In each case, fewer than 2,500 votes separated the two major-party candidates.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2025
Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
The House voted 97-1 in favor of SB601, sending it back to the Senate which voted 34-1 on Wednesday sending it to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for action.
—Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Once their team loses three head-to-head votes, though, neither can win.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
In each case, fewer than 2,500 votes separated the two major-party candidates.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
Their idea of democracy was that only property-owning men could vote.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
The House voted 97-1 in favor of SB601, sending it back to the Senate which voted 34-1 on Wednesday sending it to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for action.
—Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vote
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Britain's Liberals were slow to recognize the growing momentum of the women's suffrage movement and progressive Democrats have overplayed their hand on race and gender.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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The original six, all Republicans, are memorialized with portraits in the first-floor Ladies' Gallery, which also displays artifacts and historical accounts of the suffrage movement.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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The legal landscape for drugs like MDMA and psilocybin (the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms) has opened up, thanks to a mix of legal ballot measures and Big Pharma investment.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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Some of the records Bailey’s office sought are financial documents from a lawsuit Lucas filed that overturned a ballot measure forcing the city to spend more of its budget on police.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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But, according to a later New York Observer report, Lowry moved swiftly to rein in their power, layering a set of deputy directors above them who would manage the finances and have final say over their priorities.—
Rachel Corbett,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some critics are worried that Musk would have an even greater say in NASA if Isaacman is confirmed.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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Alternately, Primack proposes that Chisholm ask for a one-time waiver from the NBA, gambling that the record sticker tag of the sale (which does not even include a stake in the Celtics' home arena, TD Garden) would probably dissuade the league's other owners from turning down such an agreement.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yet the government is proposing to cut the salaries of teachers and civil servants, while steering more than one and a quarter billion dollars to ultra-Orthodox parties and schools and West Bank settlements.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, the Canadians are doing less, which forces the U.S. to take on a greater share of the responsibility.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Ludvig Aberg, a runner-up in his Masters debut a year ago, suddenly had a share of the lead when McIlroy fell apart on the middle of the back nine.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Meantime, hopes for a China- U.S. trade deal resurfaced after the American president suggested on Thursday that duties on Chinese imports may have peaked.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, reports from China suggested that the country was mulling a ban or a reduction on the number of Hollywood films.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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And the damage to his vocal cords seemed to freeze his voice in time.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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When Thurston spoke about it, his voice brightened.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Especially in the restaurant’s early weeks, Cooper was regularly in the kitchen, working the grill with vigor, occasionally breaking to pose for selfies.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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Visitors pose at the site of Osaka’s 1970 World Expo, now a park.—
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vote. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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