Meaning of 'vote' (Webster Dictionary)
- An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor 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.
- To choose by suffrage; to elec/; as, to vote a candidate
into office.
- To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal
vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.
- To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by
a vote; as, he was voted a bore.
- To condemn; to devote; to doom.
Meaning of 'vote' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
Example in sentence:- American women got the vote in 1920
Meaning (2):
- a body of voters who have the same interests
Example in sentence:- he failed to get the Black vote
Meaning (3):
- a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
Example in sentence:- there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion;
- they allowed just one vote per person
Meaning (4):
- the total number of voters who participated
Example in sentence:- they are expecting a large vote
Meaning (5):
- the opinion of a group as determined by voting
Example in sentence:- they put the question to a vote
Meaning (6):
- express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
Example in sentence:- He voted for the motion;
- None of the Democrats voted last night
Meaning (7):
- express a choice or opinion
Example in sentence:- I vote that we all go home;
- She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant
Meaning (8):
- bring into existence or make available by vote
Example in sentence:- They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia
Meaning (9):
- be guided by in voting
Meaning (10):
- express one's choice or preference by vote
Example in sentence:- vote the Democratic ticket
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