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go to the polls

VERB
vote
Synonyms
STRONGEST
choose declare determine elect enact establish grant propose recommend return
STRONG
ballot confer effect enfranchise judge opt pronounce second suggest
WEAK
cast ballot cast vote put in office
Antonyms
STRONGEST
condemn deny refuse veto
WEAK
abstain

Example Sentences

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In next week's elections, voters in Scotland and Wales will go to the polls to elect representatives in the national parliaments, while voters in England will elect councillors in around 5,000 local authority seats.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Voters in Wales go to the polls on Thursday 7 May to elect 96 Senedd members from 16 constituencies.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Then, my friends, go to the polls in the weekend.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

With Nepalis due to go to the polls in elections on March 5, many candidates are promising change.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

For the first time in South African history, the black majority would go to the polls to elect their own leaders.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela