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vote   (TTS Sound)

The noun vote has 5 senses

• 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")


• vote -- (the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote")


• 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")


• vote -- (a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote")


• vote, voter turnout -- (the total number of voters who participated; "they are expecting a large vote")

The verb vote has 5 senses

• 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")


• vote -- (express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket")


• vote -- (express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant")


• vote -- (be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience")


• vote -- (bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia")