the vote

noun

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

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Lipps last won reelection for the eastern Warren County House seat in 2022 with 75% of the vote. Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025 The Texas House will vote on its redistricting plan Wednesday after weeks of delays created by state Democrats who fled the state in early August to block the vote. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 In a race against former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Vance trailed with 37 percent of the vote compared to Buttigieg's 41 percent. Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025 If no presidential candidate obtains more than 40% of the vote with a 10-point lead, the election will be decided in a runoff on October 19. Lucinda Elliott, USA Today, 19 Aug. 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 23 Aug. 2025.

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