Meaning & use
nays
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Negative votes, or the people who cast them, especially in a formal vote.
See it in a sentence
The nays outnumbered the yeas, so the motion failed.
In the final tally, there were twelve nays and eight yeas.
A note on using this word
"Nay" is an older form of "no" still preserved in formal voting procedure, such as in the U.S. Congress.
Words with a similar meaning
no-votesdissents
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Words with an opposite meaning
yeasayes
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