The ayes are the people who vote in favour of something. noes. Yes; yea: voted aye on the appropriations bill. Always; ever: pledged their love for aye
Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English. `Do you remember your first day at school?' --- `Oh aye. Yeah.'
Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used northern dialects of English (such as Geordie), Scottish English, viva voce voting in legislative bodies, etc., or in nautical contexts