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vote

[voht]

noun, verb, vot⋅ed, vot⋅ing.

–noun

1.	a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.

2.	the means by which such expression is made, as a ballot, ticket, etc.

3.	the right to such expression: to give women the vote.

4.	the decision reached by voting, as by a majority of ballots cast: The vote was for the resolution.

5.	a collective expression of will as inferred from a number of votes: the labor vote.

6.	an expression, as of some judgment: a vote of confidence.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to express or signify will or choice in a matter, as by casting a ballot: to vote for president.

–verb (used with object)

8.	to enact, establish, or determine by vote: to vote a proposed bill into law.

9.	to support by one's vote: to vote the Republican ticket.

10.	to advocate by or as by one's vote: to vote that the report be accepted.

11.	to declare or decide by general consent: They voted the trip a success.

12.	to encourage or cause to vote, esp. in a particular way.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME (n.) < L vōtum a vow

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vote (vōt)

1. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue.
2. A means by which such a preference is made known, such as a raised hand or a marked ballot.
The number of votes cast in an election or to resolve an issue: a heavy vote in favor of the bill.
A group of voters alike in some way: the Black vote; the rural vote.
The act or process of voting: took a vote on the issue.
The result of an election or referendum.
The right to participate as a voter; suffrage.

v. vot·ed, vot·ing, votes

v. intr.

To express one's preference for a candidate or for a proposed resolution of an issue; cast a vote: voting against the measure.
To express a choice or an opinion.

v. tr.

To express one's preference for by vote: voted the straight Republican ticket.
To decide the disposition of by vote, as by electing or defeating: vote in a new mayor; voted out their representative; vote down the amendment.
To bring into existence or make available by vote: vote new funds for a program.
To be guided by in voting: vote one's conscience.
To declare or pronounce by general consent: voted the play a success.
Informal To state as a preference or opinion: I vote we eat out tonight.

[Middle English, vow, from Latin vōtum, from neuter past participle of vovēre, to vow.]
vot'a·ble, vote'a·ble adj.

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Vote

Vote\, n. [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

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

Vote\, v. t. 1. To choose by suffrage; to elec?; as, 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.

Language Translation for : vote

Spanish: voto; derecho de voto,

German: das Stimmrecht, die Abstimmung,

Japanese: 投票

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vote (n.)

c.1460, from L. votum "a vow, wish, promise, dedication," noun use of neut. of votus, pp. of vovere "to promise, dedicate" (see vow). The verb in the modern sense is attested from 1552; earlier it meant "to vow" to do something (1533).

Main Entry: vote
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin votum vow, hope, wish
1 a : a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; especially : one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for office b : the total number of such votes made known at a single time vote>
2 : the collective opinion or preference of a body of persons expressed by voting
3 : the right to cast a vote; specifically : the right of suffrage
4 a : the act or process of voting vote> b : a method of voting

Main Entry: vote
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: vot·ed; vot·ing
intransitive verb 1 a : to cast or conduct a vote <vote for acquittal> b : to exercise a political franchise vote> transitive verb 1 : to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize by vote <vote an appropriation>
2 : to cast votes on a corporate matter on the basis of <voted their shares against the proposed merger>

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