VOTE
\vˈə͡ʊt], \vˈəʊt], \v_ˈəʊ_t]\
Definitions of VOTE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
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the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
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the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"
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a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
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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"
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bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"
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express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
By Princeton University
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a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
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the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
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the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"
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a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
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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"
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bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"
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express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote.
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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.
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To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.
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To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore.
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To condemn; to devote; to doom.
By Oddity Software
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An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote.
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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.
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To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.
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To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore.
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To condemn; to devote; to doom.
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To choose by suffrage; to elec; as, to vote a candidate into office.
By Noah Webster.
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A formally stated choice, judgment, or wish, of one or more persons, as in an election; the right to express such a choice or wish; as, women have long worked to get the vote; a ballot; the entire number of ballots or expressions of opinion; as, a presidential vote.
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To put into effect by a formal expression of a wish; as to vote a reform; to grant; as, to vote money for repairs.
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To formally express a wish; to cast a ballot.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Expression of a wish or opinion, as to a matter in which one has interest: that by which a choice is expressed, as a ballot: decision by a majority.
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To express the choice by a vote.
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To choose by a vote.
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VOTER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To determine by vote; cast a vote.
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A formal expression of choice, as by a show of hands, or ballot.
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The aggregate of votes.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin]Wish, choice, or opinion of a person or body of persons, expressed in some received and authorized way; suffrage;—that by which will or preference is expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions;-expression of will by a majority