voice vote
noun
: a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
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After the License and Consumer Protection Committee approved the ordinance in a split voice vote, O’Shea predicted the ban would only shift existing fur sales to Chicago suburbs.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In the House, two amendments filed by Rep. Marie Paule Woodson, a Hollywood Democrat whose district includes part of Miami-Dade County, to protect in-state tuition for undocumented students were defeated by a simple voice vote.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Three others — Harold Brown in 1977, Les Aspin in 1993 and Donald Rumsfeld in 2001 — sailed through on voice votes.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Her nomination then advanced to the Senate floor by voice vote on Jan. 30.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In the House, two amendments filed by Rep. Marie Paule Woodson, a Hollywood Democrat whose district includes part of Miami-Dade County, to protect in-state tuition for undocumented students were defeated by a simple voice vote.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Three others — Harold Brown in 1977, Les Aspin in 1993 and Donald Rumsfeld in 2001 — sailed through on voice votes.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Her nomination then advanced to the Senate floor by voice vote on Jan. 30.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Voice vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice%20vote. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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