put before
phrasal verb
put before; putting before; puts before
: to ask (a person or group) to make a decision about (something)
The problem of downtown parking was put before the mayor/council.
We should put this question before the voters.
Examples of put before in a Sentence
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Next month’s vote will be the second time Musk’s pay package has been put before shareholders.
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Dana Hull, Fortune, 18 May 2024
Too often lost in the weeks of debate over the redevelopment plan proposed by P. David Bramble and his MCB Real Estate company is that the project requires a charter amendment, which will be put before city voters on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
At the federal level, Mr. Trump’s criminal charges — in relation to his effort to remain in power after losing the 2020 election and, separately, over his retention of classified documents after leaving office — are handled by a special counsel and were put before grand juries.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The South Carolina Gamecocks enter the Final Four as the overwhelming favorite to win the national championship after a undefeated campaign in which the team has swept aside everyone and everything put before it.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
But Democrats in Sacramento are also eyeing several other bond measures on housing, schools and climate to put before voters in November that could total tens of billions of dollars.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
Dana Hull, Fortune, 18 May 2024
Too often lost in the weeks of debate over the redevelopment plan proposed by P. David Bramble and his MCB Real Estate company is that the project requires a charter amendment, which will be put before city voters on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
At the federal level, Mr. Trump’s criminal charges — in relation to his effort to remain in power after losing the 2020 election and, separately, over his retention of classified documents after leaving office — are handled by a special counsel and were put before grand juries.
—Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The South Carolina Gamecocks enter the Final Four as the overwhelming favorite to win the national championship after a undefeated campaign in which the team has swept aside everyone and everything put before it.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
But Democrats in Sacramento are also eyeing several other bond measures on housing, schools and climate to put before voters in November that could total tens of billions of dollars.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Put before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20before. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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