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vote

UK/vəʊt/ US/voʊt/ common
verb (5) noun (5)

verb

1.

express one''s preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote

  • “He voted for the motion”
  • “None of the Democrats voted last night”
2.

express one''s choice or preference by vote

  • “vote the Democratic ticket”
3.

express a choice or opinion

  • “I vote that we all go home”
  • “She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant”
4.

be guided by in voting

  • “vote one”
5.

bring into existence or make available by vote

  • “They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia”

noun

1.

a choice that is made by voting

  • “there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion”
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2.

the opinion of a group as determined by voting

  • “they put the question to a vote”
3.

a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

  • “American women got the vote in 1920”
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4.

a body of voters who have the same interests

  • “he failed to get the Black vote”
5.

the total number of votes cast

  • “they are hoping for a large vote”
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Origin

From Latin vōtum, a form of voveō (“to vow”) (cognate with Ancient Greek εὔχομαι (eúkhomai, “to vow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- (“to promise, to vow”).

Phrases

  • absentee vote
  • alternative vote
  • block vote
  • bullet vote
  • cast one's vote
  • casting vote
  • cemetery vote
  • confidence vote
  • how-to-vote card
  • like turkeys voting for an early Christmas
  • like turkeys voting for Christmas
  • old enough to vote

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