Votes in favour (4)
I believe the answer is:
ayes
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">votes in favour</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ayes that I've seen before include "Those voting for the motion" , "Nautical affirmatives" , "They express assent" , "The yes votes at committee meeting" , "The yes-votes at committee meeting" .)