vote
vote Lexical Profile
vote Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A formal expression of choice or opinion between two or more candidates or courses of action, typically made by ballot, show of hands, or voice.
"The committee decided to put the controversial proposal to a formal vote."
The legal right to participate in an election or decision-making process, typically preceded by "the".
"Women in the country campaigned tirelessly for decades before finally winning the vote."
The collective group of ballots cast by a specific demographic group or for a particular political party.
"Both candidates spent the final week of the campaign trying to secure the youth vote."
• verb
To give or register an official choice in an election, referendum, or meeting.
"Millions of citizens stood in line to vote in the national election."
To enact, grant, or authorize a measure or sum of money by a formal majority decision.
"The city council voted emergency funds to repair the damaged bridge."
To propose or express a preference for a particular course of action in casual conversation.
"I vote that we take a break and order dinner before finishing the project."
• Rhymes for vote
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-15th century from Latin votum, meaning "a vow, wish, or solemn pledge," the noun derivative of the past participle of vovere ("to vow").