The word "noes" is not an accepted English word, and it is not used in written English.
It is most likely a mis-spelling of the word "no". For example, "No way! That's not happening."
The noes are ahead Don't sell our family silver!
This was the refusal of many governments to draw the clearest conclusion from the two noes: that the constitutional treaty was dead.
He was greeted by a chorus of noes.
After the French and Dutch noes, it was "quite brave" (by which he meant "barking mad") to imagine that future referendums might end in a yes vote.
Fourteen countries have ratified the constitution (five of them since the French and Dutch noes) and two more are about to, even though it may never come into force.
Len Kain, who runs a website that lists dog-friendly establishments, says, "If you were to poll 50 health inspectors in a particular area on whether pets are allowed, you'd get 20 yeses and 30 noes".
It is highly likely that if other countries had held similar votes, there would have been multiple Noes to Nice.
The vote went ahead despite the noes in referendums in France and the Netherlands.
Also prominent among the "noes" (while distancing himself from Pro Cologne) is Ralph Giordano, a German-Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor, who stirred a national debate by issuing a stark message: "I urge the mayor and the members of the city council to stop the building of this mosque!"His comments dismayed Germany's four main Muslim associations, all of which have headquarters in the city.
A December poll by Denmark's Danske Bank found fully 43.5% were definite noes and only 25.5% certain yeses an 18-point lead.
But if he is to have it, the noes must first win on Sunday.
