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Aye vs. Nay — What's the Difference?

Aye vs. Nay — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Aye and Nay

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Aye

An affirmative vote or voter
The ayes outnumber the nays on this issue.

Nay

No
All but four Democrats voted nay.

Aye

Yes; yea
Voted aye on the appropriations bill.

Nay

And moreover
He was ill-favored, nay, hideous.

Aye

(Archaic) Always; ever
Pledged their love for aye.
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Nay

A denial or refusal.

Aye

(archaic) ever, always

Nay

A negative vote or voter.

Aye

Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.

Nay

No.

Aye

(nautical) a word used to acknowledge a command from a superior, usually preceded by a verbatim repeat-back.

Nay

Introducing a statement, without direct negation.

Aye

An attention grabber
Aye, come here!
Aye, what do you have?

Nay

Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one).
His face was dirty, nay, filthy.

Aye

(NZ) ay (question tag)

Nay

(archaic) No.

Aye

An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative.
"To call for the ayes and nays;" "The ayes have it."

Nay

A vote against.
I vote nay, even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.

Aye

Yes; yea; - a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc.

Nay

A person who voted against.
The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed; the nays have it.

Aye

Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.
For his mercies aye endure.

Nay

(archaic) A denial; a refusal.

Aye

An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, "To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it."

Nay

(obsolete) To refuse.

Nay

(obsolete) Nary. en

Nay

No; - a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by no. Opposed to aye or yea. See also Yes.
And eke when I say "ye," ne say not "nay."
I tell you nay; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
And now do they thrust us out privily? nay, verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
He that will not when he may,When he would he shall have nay.

Nay

Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; - used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.

Nay

Denial; refusal.

Nay

A negative vote; one who votes in the negative.

Nay

To refuse.

Nay

A negative;
The nays have it

Nay

Not this merely but also; not only so but;
Each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique

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