decisive vote

Frequency: 6.58.0 per million words

A vote that settles an issue or contest.

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Examples (10)

  • The chairman's decisive vote broke the tie and approved the new policy.
  • After hours of intense debate, a decisive vote was finally cast to conclude the session.
  • In a closely contested election, every citizen's vote can prove decisive.
  • The committee required one more decisive vote to pass the controversial resolution.
  • Her unexpected decisive vote completely shifted the outcome of the entire project.
  • Without a decisive vote from the swing faction, the motion would have failed.
  • The final decision on the budget hinged on a single decisive vote from the independent senator.
  • The election results were so close that every decisive vote truly mattered to determine the winner.
  • He hoped his persuasive presentation would secure a decisive vote in his favor from the board members.
  • The judge's decisive vote on the appellate panel brought the lengthy legal battle to an end.