yeas
Votes in favor
Yeas is the plural of yea, an affirmative vote or the word used to cast one.
In legislative bodies, votes are often tallied as yeas and nays: The yeas have it.
The word sounds formal or old-fashioned in ordinary speech, where yes dominates.
voting
Votes of approval
majority · quorum · unanimous · abstentions · motion · carried · passed · defeated
affirmation
Formal expression of approval
- agreementShared position between parties
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- endorsementFormal expression of support
sanction · confirmation · acceptance · acquiescence · concurrence · nod · accede · ratify
ayes
Votes of approval
ballot · majority · quorum · unanimous · abstentions · motion · carried · passed · defeated · voice vote
assent
Formal expression of approval
- agreementShared position between parties
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- consentVoluntary agreement given
endorsement · sanction · confirmation · acceptance · acquiescence · concurrence · nod · accede · ratify · validate
- oh yeahExclamation of recall
- yeah rightSarcastic dismissal of claims
- yeah, rightSarcastic agreement meaning disagreement
- hell yeahEmphatic informal yes
- yeah, yeahSarcastic acknowledgment of repetition
- yeah, noCasual dismissive negative