voice vote
noun
: a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
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Typically, the Senate Judiciary Committee approves U.S. attorney picks by voice vote without a hearing.
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Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
The amendment failed in a voice vote with all Republicans voting against it and Democrats voting in favor.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
After the License and Consumer Protection Committee approved the ordinance in a split voice vote, O’Shea predicted the ban would only shift existing fur sales to Chicago suburbs.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In the House, two amendments filed by Rep. Marie Paule Woodson, a Hollywood Democrat whose district includes part of Miami-Dade County, to protect in-state tuition for undocumented students were defeated by a simple voice vote.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2025
The amendment failed in a voice vote with all Republicans voting against it and Democrats voting in favor.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
After the License and Consumer Protection Committee approved the ordinance in a split voice vote, O’Shea predicted the ban would only shift existing fur sales to Chicago suburbs.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In the House, two amendments filed by Rep. Marie Paule Woodson, a Hollywood Democrat whose district includes part of Miami-Dade County, to protect in-state tuition for undocumented students were defeated by a simple voice vote.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Voice vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice%20vote. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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