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   vote

   /vəʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands. Similar ballotpollelectionreferendumplebiscitepublic votegeneral electionlocal electionpopular votestraw pollshow of handsvotingpolling
   • ▪ an act of giving or registering a vote: "they are ready to put it to a vote"
   • ▪ the choice expressed collectively by a body of electors or by a specified group: "the nationalist vote in Northern Ireland"
   • ▪ the right to register a choice in an election. Similar suffragefranchiseenfranchisementright to votevoting rightsvoicesayoptionchoiceOpposite disenfranchisement

   verb

   • 1. give or register a vote: "they voted against the resolution" Similar go to the pollscast one's votemark one's ballot paper
   • ▪ cause (someone) to gain or lose a particular post or honour by means of a vote: "incompetent judges are voted out of office"
   • ▪ used to express a wish to follow a particular course of action: "I vote we have one more game" Similar suggestproposerecommendadvocatemovesubmittable
   • ▪ (of a legislature) grant or confer by vote: "Parliament has voted the money for the proposed expenditure"
   • ▪ reject something by means of a vote: "the referendum call was voted down"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin votum ‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. voteless adjective
   • 2. votable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   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”. synonyms: ballot, balloting, voting. see more. noun. the opinion of a group as determined by voting. “they put the question to a vote ”.