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| vote [ vōt ] |
noun (plural votes) |
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1. formal choice for or against something: a formal indication of somebody's choice or opinion, especially in an election or referendum
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2. act of choosing: the act of making a choice or of stating a preference to determine the outcome of something
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3. ballots cast: the total number of ballots cast by eligible voters
  They got 83 percent of the vote.
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4. suffrage: the right to express opinions and preferences by casting a ballot
Women struggled for many years to get the vote.
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5. means of expressing vote: the ticket, ballot, or other method by which somebody expresses a vote
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6. result of balloting: the outcome of an election or referendum
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7. group of voters: a group of voters who are considered to have significant common interests or views
the youth vote
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8. U.S. potential voters: all the people eligible to cast their ballots in an election or for a referendum
working hard to get out the vote
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verb (past and past participle vot·ed, present participle vot·ing, 3rd person present singular votes) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb indicate formal preference: to express an opinion or preference in an election or for a referendum
How did you vote in the last election?
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2. transitive verb vote for or against somebody: to decide the outcome of an election by voting for or against somebody
was voted out of office
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3. transitive verb vote to make something available: to create something or make something available by casting a vote
refused to vote additional funds for the new building
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4. transitive verb declare winner by voting: to declare somebody to be the winner of a competition by voting
He was voted "Employee of the Year."
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5. transitive verb show opinion on something: to express agreement on something with regard to its degree of success
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informal
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The meal was voted a great success.
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6. transitive verb suggest something: to make a suggestion
I vote that we eat out.
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7. transitive verb U.S. use something as guide: to use something such as the conscience to determine how to vote
Citizens often vote their pocketbooks, not their conscience.
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| [13th century. < Latin votum "vow" < vovere "to vow," later "desire"] |
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| vot·a·ble adjective |
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