Definition of passive voice
English to English noun - the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice.
`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive.
source: WordNet 3.0
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