voting

SayVOH-ting/ˈvoʊtɪŋ/UK/ˈvəʊtɪŋ/

4 meanings of voting

1
ballot processnoununcountable
When people give their votes to choose someone or decide something, for example in an election.
Like a group raising hands to decide where to eat.
Voting for the new club president took place on Friday.
At the school gym, voting starts at seven in the morning.
UsageYou vote for a person and on a question.
2
verb
Present participle of vote. Use this -ing form after is, are, was or were for an action in progress.
They are voting on the new rules right now.
We are voting for our favorite design today.
UsageSay voting for a person, voting on a plan, or voting to do something.
3
full memberadjective
Allowed to vote when a group, like a club or a board, makes decisions.
Only voting members of the club can choose the new president.
The student sits in on board meetings, but she is not a voting member.
UsageSay a voting member. Someone who cannot vote is a nonvoting member.
Oppositenonvoting
4
share rightsadjective
Giving the owner the right to vote on how a company is run.
Like having a ticket that lets you raise your hand at a meeting.
She owns voting stock, so she can help choose the company's board.
He bought voting stock so he could have a say in the firm.
UsageMost often in voting shares and voting stock.
Note

voting is a form of vote

vote, verb: To take part in an election by making an official choice. Full entry

Forms: votevotes he/she/itvoting -ing formvoted past tense, past participle
Spelling: vote → voting: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

This comes from the word "vote" plus the ending "-ing".

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 1 fact

Voting comes from vote plus the ending -ing. en.wiktionary.org