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Definitions of 'Vote' 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"


Definitions of 'Vote' Webster 1913 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


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