The Clue
It may result in a landslide (4 letter answer)
The Answer
VOTE
Tags
Notes
The answer VOTE is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Suffrage
Blackball, e.g.
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Cast a ballot
November exhortation
November tally
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Politician's plea
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Yea or nay
Aye or nay, e.g.
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Say yea or nay
Use a certain machine
Drop paper in a box, maybe
Have one's say, in a way
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Subject of the 19th, 24th and 26th Amendments
Definition
VOTE as a noun:
1. (vote, ballot, voting, balloting) = a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
2. the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
3. (right to vote, vote, suffrage) = a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"
4. a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
5. (vote, voter turnout) = the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"
VOTE as a verb:
1. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
2. express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket"
3. express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
4. be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience"
5. bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"