Plural of 'ay' (also 'aye'), meaning affirmative votes or responses, or the plural of the letter 'A.'
From 'ay' or 'aye' (from Old Norse 'ei' meaning always), which entered English meaning an affirmative vote; the plural simply adds '-s.'
In parliamentary tradition, when you hear 'the ayes have it,' you're witnessing a word that's been used for voting decisions for over 500 years—'ay' and 'nay' are among English's oldest parliamentary vocabulary.
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