What does VOTE mean?

Definitions for VOTE
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word VOTE.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. vote, ballot, voting, ballotingnoun

    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. votenoun

    the opinion of a group as determined by voting

    "they put the question to a vote"

  3. right to vote, vote, suffragenoun

    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. votenoun

    a body of voters who have the same interests

    "he failed to get the Black vote"

  5. vote, voter turnoutverb

    the total number of voters who participated

    "they are expecting a large vote"

  6. voteverb

    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. voteverb

    express one's choice or preference by vote

    "vote the Democratic ticket"

  8. voteverb

    express a choice or opinion

    "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"

  9. voteverb

    be guided by in voting

    "vote one's conscience"

  10. voteverb

    bring into existence or make available by vote

    "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"

Wiktionary

  1. votenoun

    A formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities.

  2. votenoun

    An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.

    The Supreme Court upheld the principle of one person, one vote.

  3. voteverb

    To cast a vote; to assert a formalised choice in an election.

    The depository may vote shares on behalf of investors who have not submitted instruction to the bank.

  4. Votenoun

    A person from Votia or of Votic descent.

  5. Etymology: votum, a form of voveo, from h₁ewegʷʰ-. Cognate with Ancient Greek εὔχομαι.

Wikipedia

  1. vote

    Voting is a method by which a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, can convene together for the purpose of making a collective decision or expressing an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting. Residents of a jurisdiction represented by an elected official are called "constituents," and the constituents who choose to cast a ballot for their chosen candidate are called "voters." There are different systems for collecting votes, but while many of the systems used in decision-making can also be used as electoral systems, any which cater for proportional representation can only be used in elections. In smaller organizations, voting can occur in many different ways. Formally via ballot to elect others for example within a workplace, to elect members of political associations or to choose roles for others. Informally voting could occur as a spoken agreement or as a verbal gesture like a raised hand or electronically.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Votenoun

    an ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer

  2. Votenoun

    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. Votenoun

    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. Votenoun

    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. Votenoun

    votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote

  6. Voteverb

    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. Voteverb

    to choose by suffrage; to elec/; as, to vote a candidate into office

  8. Voteverb

    to enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution

  9. Voteverb

    to declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore

  10. Voteverb

    to condemn; to devote; to doom

  11. Etymology: [L. votum a vow, wish, will, fr. vovere, votum, to vow: cf. F. vote. See Vow.]

Wikidata

  1. Vote

    Vote is an unincorporated community located in Brunswick County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Vote

    vōt, n. expression of a wish or opinion, as to a matter in which one has interest: that by which a choice is expressed, as a ballot: decision by a majority: something granted by the will of the majority.—v.i. to express the choice by a vote.—v.t. to choose by a vote: to grant by a vote: (coll.) to declare by general consent.—adjs. Vō′table, capable of voting; Vote′less.—ns. Vō′ter; Vō′ting-pā′per, a balloting-paper, used in the election of members to Parliament.—Vote down, to put an end to by a vote, or otherwise; Vote straight, to give one's vote honestly.—Cumulative voting, that system of voting in which the voter has a right to as many votes as there are members to be elected, and may give all his votes or as many as he pleases to one candidate.—Split one's votes, to divide one's votes judiciously among several candidates so as to strengthen those one favours. [L. votum, a wish—vovēre, votum, to vow.]

Editors Contribution

  1. vote

    The act and process of every adult resident or adult citizen in a country with the official authority to vote to attend a polling location, complete a postal vote or express their voting choice through an electronic political voting system to express their choice in every form of political election to ensure they express their choice to cocreate optimum health, human rights, right to life, right to equal access to public services, to fasttrack the building of public housing on public land using nationalized construction organizations and public service construction employees, shared prosperity for all, stability, socialist unity government, socialism, socialist policies, solidarity, cohesion, animal rights, right to housing, right to free education, right to parent, right to free preschool education, right to a standard of living, creation of an equal and identical pay for all and universal living income system, right to internet access, economic stability, financial stability, civil rights, equal rights, equal opportunities, employment rights, childrens rights, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, united partnership, multi-party working, community empowerment systems, equal redistribution of wealth, fairness and justness across society, the country, jurisdiction and the world and contribute to the cocreation of global and national peace agreements, peace treaties, the universes truth and a fair, just and transparent system of checks and balances.

    We all know it is so important to use our voting rights to express our desires for optimum health, human rights, equality, justness, fairness, redistribution of wealth and income and the cocreation of world peace.


    Submitted by MaryC on July 30, 2020  


  2. vote

    To express a choice or opinion in an election.

    It is important to vote in an election to ensure our voices are heard.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020  


  3. vote

    To express a choice or opinion.

    They respected their right to vote.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 30, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. VOTE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vote is ranked #57516 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Vote surname appeared 354 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Vote.

    96.3% or 341 total occurrences were White.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'VOTE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2264

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'VOTE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1484

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'VOTE' in Nouns Frequency: #597

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'VOTE' in Verbs Frequency: #385

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of VOTE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of VOTE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of VOTE in a Sentence

  1. Romeo Cheliy:

    I don't know who to vote for since they are all corrupt.

  2. Rob Ford:

    The problem Labour currently faces is that too many of its voters are concentrated in big, metropolitan areas, at the 2019 election, which saw Labour lose a lot of seats, they actually had a higher vote share than in 2010 and 2015, even though they won more seats in both of those elections.

  3. Chris Collins:

    This is the President's budget, I'm not sure where the details came from. But when we get into appropriations, Meals on Wheels is a wonderful program. It is one I would never vote to cut even one dollar.

  4. Scott Walker:

    Voters in Wisconsin support voter ID, and our administration will continue to work to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat.

  5. Wendy Underhill:

    New Mexico's very difficult to change your vote once New Mexico's in the hopper, the deciding point is, has your first ballot been received and accounted for and if not, you may have a chance to go in and say :' I want to do it differently.'.

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