VOTES Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of vote

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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Relevance

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disenfranchisements

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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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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Noun

Carter quickly intervened with Israeli authorities to work out a solution that allowed Palestinians with appropriate ID cards to cast their ballots, even if their names weren't on the lists, averting wider problems that could have marred the process.

George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
McCarthy's own bid to become speaker in 2023 with a slim majority was drawn out over several days and took 15 ballots — more rounds of voting than any other time since before the Civil War.

Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024

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