yea
adverb,exclamation
uk/jeɪ/us/jeɪ/politicsmainlyold useorspecialized
another word for "yes":
ThefamousPsalm 137opens: "By theriversof Babylon, there wesatdown, yea, wewept, when werememberedZion".
Thesenatorindicatedthat he would bevotingyea.
- Yea! Let all menpraisetheLord.
- Myblogis now ayearold. Yea!
- Abouthalfthe Democratsvotedyea, and abouthalfnotednay.
Yes, no & not
- a sure thingidiom
- affirmation
- affirmatively
- ain't
- betcha
- bit
- didn't
- dis
- does a bear/do bears shit in the woods?idiom
- far
- hardly
- no wayidiom
- not thatidiom
- slight
- sure
- wasn't
- weren't
- won't
- wouldn't be seen deadidiom
- yes
Idiom
yea or nay
yea
noun[C]
politicsmainlyspecializeduk/jeɪ/us/jeɪ/mainlyUS
avoteto show that someonesupportsasuggestion,idea,suggestedlaw, etc., or apersonwhovotes"yes" :
Supporters for bothsidesrushedto theStateHouseandcheeredorjeeredas theSenatebillgot 14 yeas and 16 nays.
Of thosevoting, ten of the 25originalnays werelateridentifiedaspossibleyeas.
Compare
ayenoun
naynoun
- TheHouserejectedtheplanlastweekwith 68 "yeas" and 31 "nays."
- Is that a yea or anay?
- Medicalauthoritiessay there's littleevidencesofarbehind theseproducts'claimsbut say moreresearchisneededfor adefinitiveyea ornay.
International relations: United States politics & government
- anti-Republican
- battleground state
- bicameral
- blue state
- caucus
- confederacy
- G-man
- gubernatorial
- homeland security
- House Committee
- impeach
- joint resolution
- republican
- secret service
- secretary
- Secretary of State
- the Articles of Confederation
- the GOP
- the Republican Party
- the White House
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