nay in the PONS Dictionary

nay Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

yea or nay

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all bounds! 20.
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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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Note that yay and nay are archaic modes of voting expression that are no longer used in parliamentary parlance.
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Members vote yea or nay on the matter rather than voting on a related procedural maneuver.
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Burn had originally made clear his intention to vote nay in any session.
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He had the palaces of princes, cardinals, patriarchs, nay popes, always open to him.
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Nay but little do they understand (such things).
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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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This motion was defeated the next day in a vote of 175 (nays) to 123 (yeas).
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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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