VOTE

vote

(noun) the opinion of a group as determined by voting; “they put the question to a vote”

vote, ballot, voting, balloting

(noun) a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; “there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion”; “they allowed just one vote per person”

vote, voter turnout

(noun) the total number of voters who participated; “they are expecting a large vote”

vote

(noun) a body of voters who have the same interests; “he failed to get the Black vote”

vote

(verb) be guided by in voting; “vote one’s conscience”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

Vote (plural Votes)

A person from Votia or of Votic descent.

Anagrams

• to've, veto

Etymology

Noun

vote (plural votes)

a formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities

an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g, by submitting a ballot

(obsolete) an ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer

Hyponyms

• Bubba vote

• clothespin vote

• conscience vote

• crossover vote

• donkey vote

• early vote

• faggot vote

• floating vote

• free vote

• informal vote

• popular vote

• postal vote

• protest vote

• supervote

• swing vote

• voice vote

• vote of confidence

• vote of no confidence

• vote of thanks

• whipped vote

Verb

vote (third-person singular simple present votes, present participle voting, simple past and past participle voted)

(intransitive) to cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election

(transitive) to choose or grant by means of a vote, or by general consent

Hyponyms

• vote in

• vote out

• vote down

Anagrams

• to've, veto

Source: Wiktionary

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Vote, n. Etym: [L. votum a vow, wish, will, fr. vovere, votum, to vow: cf. F. vote. See Vow.]

1. An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer. [Obs.] Massinger.

2. A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of persons, expressed in some received and authorized way; the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws, rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage.

3. That by means of which will or preference is expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a ticket; as, a written vote. The freeman casting with unpurchased hand The vote that shakes the turrets of the land. Holmes.

4. Expression of judgment or will by a majority; legal decision by some expression of the minds of a number; as, the vote was unanimous; a vote of confidence.

5. Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote. Casting vote, Cumulative vote, etc. See under Casting, Cumulative, etc.

Vote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Voted; p. pr. & vb. n. Voting.] Etym: [Cf. F. voter.]

Definition: To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others. The vote for a duelist is to assist in the prostration of justice, and, indirectly, to encourage the crime. L. Beecher. To vote on large principles, to vote honestly, requires a great amount of information. F. W. Robertson.

Vote, v. t.

1. To choose by suffrage; to elecas, to vote a candidate into office.

2. To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution. Parliament voted them one hundred thousand pounds. Swift.

3. To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore. [Colloq.]

4. To condemn; to devote; to doom. [Obs.] Glanvill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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