the vote

noun

: the legal right to vote

In 1920, American women won the vote.

Examples of the vote in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Trump only won there by 1.3 percent of the vote in 2020—his narrowest state win—and North Carolina often elects Democratic governors. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024 Finally, when errors are called out by the public or candidates, and they are bullied by a legal process intended to protect the voter and the vote, that is a violation of a fair election. —

Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024 Did the polls and the predictions of right-wing success get this wrong because the vote was shocking in a way that couldn’t have been predicted? —

Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024 By contrast, the Liberal Democrats won a 12% share of the vote, but will become Parliament’s third-largest party, with 72 representatives. —

Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the vote

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