VOTE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of vote

as in suffrage

the right to formally express one's position or will in an election in the United States, women were granted the vote by the 19th Amendment in 1920

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disenfranchisement

as in ballot

a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election dropped her vote into the ballot box

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as in say

the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion he argued for a vote in the matter, since he was going to be affected by the final decision

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verb

ˈvōt

as in to propose

to set before the mind for consideration I vote we quit working and go out for lunch

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Recent Examples of vote

Noun

Voters can also cancel their ballot by mail and vote in person. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 That vote will determine whether the map, which is currently blocked, can be used in future elections. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

Many members of the public were coerced into voting a certain way by reading the news. — Eli Grober, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026 Vance predicted that Florida voters would vote out Democrats in a similar fashion to removing the protesters. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vote

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vote

Noun

Connecting suffrage to the early civil rights movement, Dowd Hall demonstrates how a sizable network of churchgoing white women revolted against the white patriarchy and helped put an end to lynching in the South.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
The 19th Amendment The result of a long struggle for women’s suffrage, the 19th Amendment was first introduced in Congress in 1878 but did not pass over many years and subsequent introductions.

— Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of suffrage

Noun

Polling by Voto Latino shared first with Semafor shows 40% of Latinos backing Democrats on the generic ballot, while just 21% support Republicans.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
What’s on the Keller ISD school bond ballot Here is a breakdown of the five propositions listed on the ballot which are on the district’s bond website.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ballot

Noun

Partners must divide responsibilities, delegate to each other and determine who has the final say when their territories overlap.

— Leslie John, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Since his company Roc Nation made a deal in 2019 with the NFL to run the halftime show, Hov has had final say over the performer.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of say

Verb

Now suppose the group of 300 proposes its own three-person slate.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Incredible influence can be bought for just a few tens of millions of dollars, and members of the Forbes 400 would still easily retain tens of millions of dollars even after the levels of wealth taxation that have been proposed.

— Jeff Hoopes, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of propose

Noun

Dozens of flights to and from Catalina Island have crashed over the years, with pilots saying the airport poses its share of challenges.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Until now, scientists could measure the total phosphorus preserved in ancient rocks, but determining the share that was actually available to marine life remained challenging.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of share

Verb

Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that more hikes are needed to bring inflation down after around 5-and-a-half years above the central bank's 2% target, but suggested rates did not need to rise immediately.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Patients with detectable ctDNA at six months were 30 times more likely to progress in their disease during the study, suggesting ctDNA was a marker of potential progression.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggest

Noun

The challenge is to identify the right voices and build an institution around them, rather than treating them as one-off projects.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
We are constantly connected, yet often isolated, each with our own voice while genuine dialogue can be hard to achieve.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of voice

Verb

Jon Stewart set his sights on AI on the latest episode of The Daily Show, unpacking the threats posed by the technology and Donald Trump‘s mediocre reaction.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
The season finale — or possibly the series finale, since HBO hasn’t renewed the show yet — wrapped up the mystery posed by the show’s premiere of who killed Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler).

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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