the vote

noun

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

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Collier received a whopping 67 percent of the vote for MVP in the GM survey. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025 Hence, lack of attacking options garnered almost a third of the vote on this question. Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 May 2025 In the historically Democratic voting region, Harris received 75% of the vote for supervisor. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025 Harris had 6 percent of the vote in the new poll, and Buttigieg had 5 percent, along with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 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 21 May. 2025.

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