Vote Definition
vōt
voted, votes, voting
noun
votes
A decision by a group on a proposal, resolution, bill, etc., or a choice between candidates for office, expressed by written ballot, voice, show of hands, etc.
Webster's New World
The decision of any individual in the group.
Webster's New World
The act of voting.
It took several votes to decide the matter.
American Heritage
The expression or indication of such a decision or choice.
Webster's New World
The ticket, ballot, voice, or other means by which it is expressed.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- suffrage
- right-to-vote
- voter turnout
- balloting
- voting
- ballot
- ticket
- franchise
- referendum
- plebiscite
- women's suffrage
- universal suffrage
- manhood suffrage
- the franchise
- say-so
verb
voted, votes, voting
To express the will or a preference in a matter by ballot, voice, etc.; give or cast a vote.
Webster's New World
To express a choice or an opinion.
The children voted unanimously by jumping up and down.
American Heritage
To grant or confer by vote.
Webster's New World
To decide, choose, enact, or authorize by vote.
Webster's New World
To support (a specified party ticket) in voting.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
idiom
vote with (one's) feet
- To indicate a preference or an opinion by leaving or entering a particular locale:
American Heritage
vote down
- to defeat by voting; decide against
Webster's New World
vote in
- to elect
Webster's New World
vote out
- to defeat (an incumbent) in an election
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Vote
Origin of Vote
Middle English vow from Latin vōtum from neuter past participle of vovēre to vow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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