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- noun Plural form of
aye .
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Examples
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There were not enough in favor of the motion to disapprove of Mr. Grinnell's remarks to call the ayes and noes.
History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States William Horatio Barnes
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How dare we drown the thunders of Sinai by calling the ayes and naes in a petty legislature?
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest Robert Green Ingersoll 1866
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A chorus of "ayes" answered her, and the Queen herself, with her Companion, was the first one through the Gate.
Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010
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The 13 GOP " ayes " — including Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Richard Burr of North Carolina — have enabled those regulators.
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What sickened me was not this crass fools understanding of the Gaza situation but that he got a lot of 'ayes' and cheers of support from the whole house!
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Their "ayes" ended a 15-week impasse that had delayed tax-refund checks and public-works projects.
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KingCo Prop. 2 results/analysis: The "ayes" have it.
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And he said that seven of them wanted to do one thing and he wanted to do the other thing, and he said the "ayes" have it.
President Remarks At Dscc Dinner In Florida ITY National Archives 1997
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The only "ayes" audible were from the six FF and Inkatha Freedom
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King and queen meant to force the recalcitrant barons to state their "ayes" in public, in full view of their own personal guard and in full view of each other.
The Hand of Chaos Hickman, Tracy 1993
missanthropist commented on the word ayes
Yet, nevertheless Spanish 'Aun'.
July 15, 2008