Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voice vote

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: voice vote
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vote that is held by members calling out aye or nay, used in cases where result is not contested or at least not close and a count is not needed to determine if the motion passes.

Example Sentences

"The anti-gay amendment was initially defeated in the House on a voice vote. But it was later approved by a large margin on a roll call vote, suggesting that many congressmen feared negative reactions from constituents in an election year."

Inflected Forms

voice votes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

vote § Hyponyms

Synonyms

acclamation

Questions

What does voice vote mean?: A vote that is held by members calling out aye or nay, used in cases where result is not contested or at least not close and a count is not needed to determine if the motion passes.

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