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nay

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﹒A negative vote or voter.

﹒No; a word used to express refusal or denial.

﹒Used to emphasize a more appropriate or stronger word that follows.

Examples

﹒The proposal was met with a chorus of nays from the committee members.

﹒He is a man of few words, preferring a simple yea or nay to long explanations.

﹒The motion was defeated by a vote of twenty yeas to thirty nays.

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