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go to the polls

VERB

vote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choose declare determine elect enact establish grant propose recommend return

STRONG

ballot confer effect enfranchise judge opt pronounce second suggest

WEAK

cast ballot cast vote put in office

Antonyms

STRONGEST

condemn deny refuse veto

WEAK

abstain

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Voters go to the polls in the city’s primary June 2.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The idea that you can elect the candidates of your choice is what motivates most people to go to the polls.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Voters will go to the polls next week in the Scottish Parliament election.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Then, my friends, go to the polls in the weekend.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

In the months before the election, in her speeches and at public appearances, Susan B. Anthony had encouraged women nationwide to “seize their rights to go to the polls and vote.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

go to the polls

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