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"
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
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.
Definitions of vote 
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
