VOX

[voks]

noun

1. a device in certain types of telecommunications equipment, as telephone answering machines, that converts an incoming voice or sound signal into an electrical signal that turns on a transmitter or recorder that continues to operate as long as the incoming signal is maintained.

vox

/ vɒks /

noun

1. a voice or sound

Word History and Origins

Origin of VOX¹

Acronym from voice-operated keying, altered to conform to Latin vōx voice

Word History and Origins

Origin of VOX¹

Latin: voice

Example Sentences

However, his replacement has been complicated by the fact that the PP relies on the parliamentary support in the region of the far-right Vox.

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However, he refuses to step down and appears safe, for now, due to the support of the far-right Vox party.

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Like other centre-left and centre-right leaders, he finds himself facing an electoral challenge from the radical right, largely driven by some voters' concern over migration, with the hardline Vox party well established in parliament and routinely ranking third in opinion polls.

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Responding to the Murcia incident Vox called for a crackdown on immigrants taking up less skilled jobs.

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While the opposition conservative People's Party remains favourable to some immigration, but for cultural reasons wants to prioritise Latin Americans rather than Africans, Vox has been more radical.

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