Definitions of Vote [ʊt]

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Definition of 'Vote'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) vote
a formal expression of positive or negative opinion or choice made by an individual or a body of individuals.

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

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

4.  vote
the total number of votes cast.

5.  vote
the decision reached by voting.

6.  vote
a collective expression of will as inferred from a number of votes.

7.  vote
a particular group of voters.

8.  vote
an expression of approval, agreement, or judgment:
a vote of confidence.

9. (v.i.) vote
to express or signify will or choice in a matter, as by casting a ballot.

10. (v.t.) vote
to enact, establish, or determine by vote:
to vote a bill into law.

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

12.  vote
to advocate by or as if by one's vote.

13.  vote
to declare or decide by general consent.

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

Definition of 'Vote'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) vote, ballot, voting, balloting
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"

2. (noun) vote
the opinion of a group as determined by voting
"they put the question to a vote"

3. (noun) right to vote, vote, suffrage
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
"American women got the vote in 1920"

4. (noun) vote
a body of voters who have the same interests
"he failed to get the Black vote"

5. (verb) vote, voter turnout
the total number of voters who participated
"they are expecting a large vote"

6. (verb) vote
express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
"He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

7. (verb) vote
express one's choice or preference by vote
"vote the Democratic ticket"

8. (verb) vote
express a choice or opinion
"I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"

9. (verb) vote
be guided by in voting
"vote one's conscience"

10. (verb) vote
bring into existence or make available by vote
"They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"

Definition of 'Vote'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) vote
to state who or what you choose in an election, competition, etc.
Who are you going to vote for?; I've always voted Republican.; workers who voted to strike

2. (noun) vote
an official choice sb makes about who or what they want
The votes are being counted.; to cast your vote

3. vote
take a vote
to ask people to vote
They took a vote to decide.

Definition of 'Vote'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Vote
an ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer

2. (noun) Vote
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. (noun) Vote
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

4. (noun) Vote
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. (noun) Vote
votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote

6. (verb) Vote
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

7. (verb) Vote
to choose by suffrage; to elec/; as, to vote a candidate into office

8. (verb) Vote
to enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution

9. (verb) Vote
to declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore

10. (verb) Vote
to condemn; to devote; to doom

Translation of 'Vote'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.
Afrikaans: stem	Arabic: صَوْت، وَرقَة اقْتِراع	Bulgarian: гласуване
Brazilian: voto	Czech: hlasovací právo; hlasován	German: das Stimmrecht, die Absti
Danish: stemmeret; afstemning	Greek: ψήφος, ψηφοφορία	Spanish: voto; derecho de voto
Estonian: hääleõigus, hääletamine	Farsi: رای	Finnish: ääni
French: vote; droit de vote	Hebrew: קוֹל	Hindi: मत/वोट
Croatian: glasovanje	Hungarian: szavazati jog	Indonesian: hak suara
Icelandic: atkvæði; kosningaréttur	Italian: voto	Japanese: 投票
Korean: 투표	Lithuanian: balsavimo teisė, balsavim	Latvian: balsošana; balsstiesības;
Malay: undi	Dutch: stem, stemrecht, stemming	Norwegian: stemmerett/-avgiving
Polish: prawo głosu, głos	Persian: رای	Pashto: رايه، ووټ، خوښه، نظريه، خ
Portuguese: voto	Romanian: (drept de) vot	Russian: право голоса; голосование
Slovak: hlasovanie; hlas; volebné	Slovenian: volilna pravica	Serbian: glasanje
Swedish: [om]röstning, votering, r	Thai: การลงคะแนนเสียง	Turkish: oy
Taiwanese: 表決, 投票	Ukrainian: голосування; право голосу	Urdu: ووٹ، رائے
Vietnamese: sự bỏ phiếu, bầu cử	Chinese: 表决，投票
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