Yea

In the affirmative or in support of a formal proposal.

Reach for it when recording a supporting vote or using deliberately archaic emphasis

All twelve members voted yea on the playground repair.

• everyday

  in favor

  when support rather than the spoken vote itself is the point

  not when In favor is a phrase describing position and cannot replace yea in a formal tally.

• everyday

  yes

  when ordinary affirmation is intended

  not when Yes is natural in conversation, while yea is chiefly formal, archaic, or voting language.

• professional

  affirmatively

  when the manner of a response should be stated analytically

  not when Affirmatively is not itself a natural substitute in a recorded vote.

• formal

  aye

  when a traditional spoken vote or nautical response is meant

  not when Aye is institutionally and regionally marked and can sound theatrical elsewhere.

• literary

  indeed

  when emphatic confirmation rather than voting is intended

  not when Indeed confirms a statement but does not always answer yes.

• nay
• no
• negatively

• vote yea

  Representatives may vote yea only after every amendment is published.

• yea or nay

  Each member must answer yea or nay for the public record.

• all in favor say yea

  The chair asked, "All in favor say yea," after reading the final wording.

Only four alternatives were retained. Yea is uncommon outside formal voting and archaic or biblical phrasing.

• Wiktionary, English adverb sense: yes; used in voting or affirmation ↗opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26

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