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no noun

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Definition

a negative answer or reaction
"Have you had any replies about the camping weekend?" "So far I've had two yeses, a no, and a maybe."
a voter or a vote against a question which is being discussed
14 ayes to 169 noes - the noes have it.
Compare: aye

(Definition of no noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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