the vote

noun

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

Examples of the vote in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Slovakia last year, AI audio clips impersonated the liberal party chief talking about rigging the vote days before parliamentary elections. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024 Already, two rules the board passed last month having to do with the process to certify the vote count have been challenged in separate lawsuits, one filed by Democrats and the other filed by a conservative group. Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024 This includes election administrators like Wisconsin’s Meagan Wolfe, who encourages those concerned about the integrity of the vote to become poll workers themselves. Sam Jacobs, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024 Driving the news: The County Commission was expected to choose the new location Tuesday, but members punted the vote to its November meeting. Sommer Brugal, Axios, 19 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2024.

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