nay in the PONS Dictionary

nay Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

yea or nay
за или против

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After the initial electronic vote, the count stood at 214 yeas, 218 nays.
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She turns yea into nay, and nay into yea.
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He proposed marriage, but was rebuffed with an adamant no, nay, never (nooit, neen, nimmer).
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Members vote yea or nay on the matter rather than voting on a related procedural maneuver.
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He nursed and gave such help as he could to hundreds, nay to thousands of sick animals.
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Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all bounds! 20.
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Note that yay and nay are archaic modes of voting expression that are no longer used in parliamentary parlance.
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And it seems to me that you are no better than the so-called marvel-mongers, nay not even than the rest of the quacks and sophists.
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A member may however challenge the presiding officer's assessment and request the yeas and nays or request a recorded vote.
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Nay-saying is the opposite form of this bias.
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