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ayes

/aɪz/

Meanings
noun
An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.

Examples :

""To call for the ayes and nays;" "The ayes have it.""
politics government

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who noun

/huː/

A person under discussion; a question of which person.

"The teacher asked, "Who will present the project next week?" "

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vote noun

/vəʊt/ /voʊt/

A formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities

"One occasion indicative votes were used was in 2003 when MPs were presented with seven different options on how to reform the House of Lords."

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votes noun

/vəʊts/ /voʊts/

A formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities

"One occasion indicative votes were used was in 2003 when MPs were presented with seven different options on how to reform the House of Lords."

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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affirmative noun

/əˈfɜːmətɪv/ /əˈfɝmətɪv/

Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

"The teacher asked, "Is everyone ready for the test?" and received a chorus of affirmative responses. "

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have noun

/hæv/ /həv/

A wealthy or privileged person.

"The wealthy have in our town often send their children to private schools. "

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one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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nays noun

/neɪz/

A vote against.

"I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular."

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an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

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call noun

/kɔːɫ/ /kɔl/ /kɑɫ/

A telephone conversation.

"I received several calls today."