the vote

noun

: the legal right to vote
In 1920, American women won the vote.

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Last week, however, the PPP leader Han Dong-hoon reversed his prior defense of Yoon and called for the leader’s impeachment, clearing the way for more party members to partake in the vote. Lim Hui Jie,dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024 The House has a rule that bills must be released at least 72 hours before the vote. Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024 Councilwoman Marian Ivey, D-At Large, and former Councilman Mark Spencer, D-At Large, abstained from the vote. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024 An earlier impeachment bill failed to pass last Saturday, when ruling People Power Party lawmakers boycotted the vote. Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the vote 

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“The vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20vote. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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