yeses

A teacher counts the yeses on the classroom board.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Plural of "yes": "yeses" refers to multiple affirmative responses, votes, or statements of agreement.
   • Affirmative answers: The word denotes a collection of instances where someone says "yes" in response to a question, request, or proposition.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The committee counted the yeses and noes after the vote. (The affirmative votes were tallied against the negative ones.)
  • She received many yeses to her invitation for the party. (Multiple people responded affirmatively to her invitation.)

Advanced Usage

• "a chorus of yeses": a situation where many people agree simultaneously.
  • When the proposal was put forward, there was a chorus of yeses from the audience. (Many people voiced their agreement at once.)

Variants and Related Words

• Yes (n, adv): the singular form; an affirmative response.
  • He gave a firm yes to the question. (He answered affirmatively.)
• Yesses (n): an alternative plural spelling of "yes".
  • The ballots contained several yesses and one no. (The same meaning as "yeses", but less common in modern usage.)

Synonyms

• Affirmatives: statements or votes of agreement.
• Ayes: a term used in formal voting, especially in parliamentary settings, for affirmative votes.
  • The ayes have it, and the motion is passed. (The affirmative votes are in the majority.)

Related Idioms

• Say yes to: to agree to something.
  • She said yes to the job offer. (She accepted the position.)
• Yes man: a person who always agrees with superiors or authority figures.
  • He is known as a yes man in the office, never disagreeing with his boss. (He habitually agrees without question.)