What is the meaning of vote?

noun

  • A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative.
    • usage: "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
  • The opinion of a group as determined by voting.
    • usage: "they put the question to a vote"
  • A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment.
    • usage: "American women got the vote in 1920"
  • A body of voters who have the same interests.
    • usage: "he failed to get the Black vote"
  • The total number of voters who participated.
    • usage: "they are expecting a large vote"

verb

  • Express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote.
    • usage: "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
  • Express one's choice or preference by vote.
    • usage: "vote the Democratic ticket"
  • Express a choice or opinion.
    • usage: "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
  • Be guided by in voting.
    • usage: "vote one's conscience"
  • Bring into existence or make available by vote.
    • usage: "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"
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APAWordNet. (2010). vote. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/vote/definitions/1189368
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "vote" http://smartdefine.org/vote/definitions/1189368 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, vote, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/vote/definitions/1189368>.
MLAWordNet. "vote" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/vote/definitions/1189368>
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