the vote

noun

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

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The letter outlined the issues and requested the vote be pulled from the June 3 agenda. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025 The 14-track set, released via Universal Music Spain, generated more than 59% of the vote, beating out other new album releases last week including Alejandro Sanz’s ¿Y Ahora Qué?; Jesse & Joy’s Lo Que Nos Faltó Decir; and Los Tigres del Norte’s La Lotería, to name a few. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 May 2025 The two sides repeated their criticisms Tuesday following the vote. Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025 Earlier this month, a Siena College poll found that in a hypothetical primary between Hochul, Delgado and Torres, Hochul would win 46 percent of the vote. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.

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