vote

Formsvotes, voting, voted

Pluralvotes

1. 1
   in an electionverbintransitive

   To take part in an election by making an official choice.

   Like raising your hand to show which choice you want.

   Citizens vote to choose their leaders.

   She voted early this year.

   UsageSay vote for someone, vote against something, and vote in an election.

   Oppositeabstain

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2. 2
   group decisionnouncountable

   An official decision made when each member of a group gives a choice, or the event where this happens.

   Like a group raising hands to officially settle something important.

   The board held a vote to fill the empty position.

   A final vote decided who would lead the committee.

   UsageGroups hold a vote or take a vote on something.

   Similardecision, ballot

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To give or pick something through a group choice or shared agreement.

   Like a group deciding together to give someone a prize.

   The town will vote money for a new library next year.

   They voted him a generous pension.

   UsageWhat is given comes after the verb or after the person receiving it: they voted the funds; they voted him a pension.

   Similargrant, award, allocate, approve

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4. 4
   total countnoun

   All the votes given in an election, or the part of them that one person or party gets.

   She won more than half of the vote in her town.

   Officials are still counting the vote in three counties.

   UsageSay half of the vote for the whole count, but a million votes for a number.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   An act of showing your choice in a group decision, for example by marking a ballot or raising your hand.

   Like dropping your choice into a box so everyone's picks can be counted.

   She cast her first vote in the school election.

   Each member gets one vote at the meeting.

   UsageYou cast your vote, and each person usually gets one vote.

   Similarballot

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6. 6
   election rightnoun

   The right that the law gives people to take part in public elections.

   American women finally got the vote in 1920.

   Some people think sixteen-year-olds should have the vote.

   UsageSay the vote: people get the vote or have the vote.

   Similarsuffrage, franchise

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7. 7
   blocnoun

   The votes of one kind of voter, thought of together as a power in politics.

   Both parties are trying hard to win the youth vote.

   The farm vote helped him win the state.

   UsagePut a group word before it: the youth vote, the farm vote.

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