the vote

noun

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

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The Spencer Republican won his special election with 56% of the vote to represent the Worcester and Hampshire county district, flipping a longtime Democratic seat. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025 If no candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote, the top two advance to a runoff. Ewan Palmer, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 Trump’s order calls on the Election Assistance Commission to amend voting system guidelines to protect election integrity, including guidance that voting systems should not use a ballot that uses a barcode or QR code in the vote counting process. Time, 26 Mar. 2025 Gergely won a special election for the seat in 2023 with 75 percent of the vote and ran unopposed for reelection last year, The Associated Press reported. Jared Gans, The Hill, 24 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2025.

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