Votes against
The crossword clue "Votes against" is answered by NAYS, a 4-letter entry. Used 39 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
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NAYS
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Used 39 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 20 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for NAYS
Every other clue in this collection answered by NAYS, most used first.
- Negative votes - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Thumbs-down votes - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Dissenting votes - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Against - ANTI, used 365 times
- Prefix meaning "against" - ANTI, used 121 times
- Affirmative votes - YEAS, used 89 times
- Affirmative votes - AYES, used 78 times
- Pro votes - AYES, used 76 times
- Pro votes - YEAS, used 67 times
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