voting

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Even though he only owns 42% of the company, his shares come with extra voting rights meaning he effectively controls 85% of the company.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

SpaceX’s governance is considered “unprecedentedly bad” due to Elon Musk’s full control of voting stock and the board, posing a significant investor risk.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But voting data pushed out by the Associated Press came as two separate updates one minute apart, with Bass’ and Raman’s votes in the first and Pratt’s in the second.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Saturday, while people were voting, we were eating burrata and watching The Boroughs on Netflix.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

To give voting rights to African Americans over women was to endorse what Stanton called the “aristocracy of sex.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling