the vote

noun

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

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Junior Officers Reserve Training Corps (JROTC) Savannah Rucker, Fairview: Rucker had 44% of the vote among 15 nominations. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 14 July 2025 Here is the percentage of the vote received by each team. The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 12 July 2025 In the 2024 election, President Donald Trump won more than 60% of the vote in Watertown. Still, up until December, Burke said there was a significant minority voice on the school board, with four of the nine members leaning left. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025 On that note, after Trump’s post, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr went after a PBS outlet in Kansas for an ad urging supporters to call their senators in advance of the vote. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 July 2025 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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