voice
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3.3
- noun
- /vɔɪs/
:
voz (derecho o medio)
- In a democracy, it is important that everyone has a voice in decision-making.
- give voice to
- find your own voice
- student voice
And I never allowed my own voice to be heard.
- And I never allowed my own voice to be heard.
- OK, So it's like Voice of America for us.
- You have, over the decades, been the voice of reason.
- And how can those voices be heard and explored?
- I still believe my voice doesn't have that much worth.
- Now, accessing that voice is not always easy.
- How how have you found your own public voice in this job?
- One, we love to bring your voices into the podcast.
- You still have your own voice, which is true.
- Shame is that voice that keeps us stuck.
- And Seattle, are you using your voice or are you afraid to speak?
- How do you differentiate the voices in your stories?
- JD was quickly deemed the voice of the Rust Belt.
- And then the little voice was like, maybe it's me.
Examples
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I said I wanted people's voices to be heard in Parliament.
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And how can those voices be heard and explored?
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And the voice of the people is the voice of God, right?
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We fight today so that the voice of England can be heard.
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You have, over the decades, been the voice of reason.
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In place of the state, it gives voice to the choice and action of the individuals.
Academic text (2017) -
My question is, you are a fresh voice that has facts.
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We have kind of lost that voice of the revolution.
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One aspect of this distinctive political voice is the mix of liberal and conservative policy positions.
Academic text (2013) -
By late 1998, the prospect of a single Islamic political voice emerging looked highly unlikely.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
624
3.5
A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
123
3.5
A person who speaks for a group or company to the public
Antonyms
Idioms
To enjoy hearing yourself speak while not listening to others
Compounds
15
3.2
A phone service that lets people leave messages and hear them later when no one answers
- Specialized
3
4.8
A sentence form where the subject receives the action, usually formed with 'be' plus a past verb form like 'eaten'
- Specialized
1
3.4
A part of a song for singers who sing in the same range, for example soprano
- Specialized
1
5.5
The lower part of the singing voice that sounds full and is felt in the chest
How Influential
Surface Forms
Etymology
Voice comes from the Latin word vox, 'voice', and it keeps the idea of speaking for others. So a 'voice' for a group is someone who speaks and represents them.