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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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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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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
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Republicans are also mulling a potential second tax bill that could be passed with just party line votes while confronting the possibility of a potential partial government shutdown at the end of the month.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Brunson received 27 write-in votes during the recent mayoral election.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
During the funding standoff in the fall, congressional Democrats made health care one of the central demands to earn their votes.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
Simotas narrowly lost a primary in 2020 to Mamdani, by around four hundred votes.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
Americans for Prosperity lauded his budget-cutting votes, rating him at 87% last year.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Trump and his coterie intended to change that by pressuring legislators, and Vice President Mike Pence, to uphold objections to certain states’ votes.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The death penalty bill, championed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, passed its first reading by 39 votes to 16.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
The chair of the Federal Reserve does not set interest rates unilaterally; they are determined by a 12-member board that votes eight times a year.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Covered California stands ready to act quickly if Congress votes in new subsidies.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
The House often votes on motions such as whether to adjourn or reconsider legislation before voting to finally approve a contentious bill.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Johnston will make an effort to accomplish those goals, while making as much headway as possible on the Vibrant Denver bond projects, before the city votes on whether to retain him as mayor for another term in spring 2027.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Per the city charter, the City Council votes on its president during the first meeting of the new, two-year term, on the same day the 13 councilors are sworn in.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Last year, Dick Allen and Dave Parker were elected by the Classic Baseball Committee, which votes on players whose greatest contributions came before 1980.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In governor's races, the state almost always votes against the party in the White House, including in 2021 when Governor Glenn Youngkin won just a year after President Biden was elected.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
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But by the time commissioners cast their final budget votes in September, the mayor and commission had rolled back most of the austerity measures with a mix of one-time revenues and other stopgap measures.
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The Directing chapter votes for their top 10, with the system designed to balance the longlist.
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The change could prove a stumbling block for people who need to ensure that mail such as bill payments, taxes or voting ballots are postmarked by specific dates.—
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That transformation has shown up on ballots.—
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It was given a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven says—a 10- percentage-point increase over the previous day.—
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But today, the 42-year-old says, time would be better spent studying a more niche topic intertwined with AI, like AI for biology—or maybe not a degree at all.—
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The project proposes that San Diego vacate a section of Soledad Avenue that was originally intended for street purposes and allow the lot to be developed with the new two-story house, a 1,205-square-foot basement and an attached 780-square-foot two-story accessory dwelling unit.—
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Notably, the new technical report proposes several innovations.—
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Nvidia became the first company to hit a $5 trillion valuation in October, Broadcom’s shares rose 49% across 2025, with ASML’s stock increasing 36%.—
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But this year, investors should brace for the possibility outperforming shares will collide with reality, billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warned on Monday.—
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Confrontation, Khamenei suggests, is an inevitability.—
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As the name suggests, everything—from cover to pages—is black, so just any ink won’t show up.—
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The year started with a four-day streak of 70-degree highs; however, Oklahoma will soon see temperatures dip a bit into the mid-50s and 60s at the start of next week, with some parts of the state expecting snow.—
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Running water and electricity were disrupted in parts of the capital, Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.—
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Shonda Rhimes poses with Jennifer Hudson after visiting her talk show in Burbank, California.—
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However, deadly force is authorized to prevent the escape of the fleeing subject where the LEO has a reasonable belief that the subject poses a significant threat of death or serious physical harm to the LEO or others and such force is necessary to prevent escape.—
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Thousands of people have peacefully made their voices heard.—
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Contemporary voices echo this caution with striking clarity.—
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“Votes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/votes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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