A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NAY

Sun, 1 Oct '23
Horse's vote?
Mon, 12 Jun '23
"No" vote
Mon, 3 Apr '23
Negative vote
Wed, 8 Mar '23
Bill-blocking vote
Sun, 29 Jan '23
Voice of dissent
Sun, 9 Oct '22
Con's vote
Wed, 28 Sep '22
Bill blocker
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Opposing vote from a horse?
Thu, 23 Dec '21
Passage blocker, maybe
Sun, 28 Nov '21
Or rather
Tue, 23 Nov '21
"I disagree"
Thu, 16 Sep '21
Thumbs-down
Wed, 7 Jul '21
Negative vote
Wed, 12 May '21
Bill-rejecting vote