vote

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• COUNT in NET: 2 in 2 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses) (in NT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

vote, n. [L. votum a vow, wish, will, fr. vovere, votum, to vow: cf. F. vote. See Vow.].

•  An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.  Massinger.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "The freeman casting with unpurchased hand
  The vote that shakes the turrets of the land."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote.  [1913 Webster]

Casting vote, Cumulative vote, etc. See under Casting, Cumulative, etc.

vote, v. i. [Cf. F. voter.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]
"The vote for a duelist is to assist in the prostration of justice, and, indirectly, to encourage the crime."  [1913 Webster]
"To vote on large principles, to vote honestly, requires a great amount of information."  [1913 Webster]

vote, v. t. 

•  To choose by suffrage; to elecas, to vote a candidate into office.  [1913 Webster]
•  To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.  [1913 Webster]

  "Parliament voted them one hundred thousand pounds."  [1913 Webster]
•  To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore.  [1913 Webster]
•  To condemn; to devote; to doom.  Glanvill.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vote, n. & v.
--n.
1 a formal expression of choice or opinion by means of a ballot, show of hands, etc., concerning a choice of candidate, approval of a motion or resolution, etc. (let us take a vote on it; gave my vote to the independent candidate).
2 (usu. prec. by the) the right to vote, esp. in a State election.
3 a an opinion expressed by a majority of votes. b Brit. money granted by a majority of votes.
4 the collective votes that are or may be given by or for a particular group (will lose the Welsh vote; the Conservative vote increased).
5 a ticket etc. used for recording a vote.
--v.
1 intr. (often foll. by for, against, or to + infin.) give a vote.
2 tr. a (often foll. by that + clause) enact or resolve by a majority of votes. b grant (a sum of money) by a majority of votes. c cause to be in a specified position by a majority of votes (was voted off the committee).
3 tr. colloq. pronounce or declare by general consent (was voted a failure).
4 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) colloq. announce one's proposal (I vote that we all go home).

Idiom

put to a (or the) vote submit to a decision by voting. vote down defeat (a proposal etc.) in a vote. vote in elect by votes. vote of censure = vote of no confidence. vote of confidence (or no confidence) a vote showing that the majority support (or do not support) the policy of the governing body etc. vote with one's feet colloq. indicate an opinion by one's presence or absence. voting-machine (esp. in the US) a machine for the automatic registering of votes. voting-paper a paper used in voting by ballot. voting stock stock entitling the holder to a vote.

Derivative

votable adj. voteless adj.

Etymology

ME f. past part. stem vot- of L vovere vow

DEVIL DICTIONARY

vote

n. The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

THESAURUS

vote

Australian ballot, Hare system, OK, PR, absentee voting, acceptance, adherence, admiration, approbation, approval, aye, back, back up, ballot, ballot-box stuffing, be enfranchised, be implicated in, bear a hand, blessing, canvass, canvassing, card voting, cast a ballot, casting vote, chip in, choose, cloture, colonization, committee consideration, contribute, countenance, counting heads, cumulative system, cumulative voting, debate, deciding vote, deliberation, desire, divide, division, elect, election fraud, elector, endorse, endorsement, enfranchisement, enter into, esteem, fagot vote, favor, favorable vote, female suffrage, filibuster, filibustering, filing, first reading, floating, franchise, go into, graveyard vote, hand vote, have suffrage, help decide, household franchise, introduction, join, join in, list system, logrolling, make the scene, manhood suffrage, nay, no, nontransferable vote, opinion, opt, partake, partake of, participate, participate in, plebiscite, plebiscitum, plump, plumper, plural system, plural vote, poll, polling, preference, preferential system, preferential voting, proportional representation, proxy, proxy voting, pull an oar, record vote, referendum, repeating, representation, respect, right to vote, rising vote, roll call, sanction, say, seal of approval, second reading, secret ballot, show of hands, single system, single transferrable vote, single vote, single-member district, sit in, sit in on, snap vote, stamp of approval, steamroller methods, straw vote, suffrage, suffragette, suffragettism, suffragism, suffragist, support, tabling, take part in, talkathon, the vote, third reading, ticket, transferable vote, universal suffrage, viva voce, voice, voice vote, voter, voting, voting machine, voting right, woman-suffragist, write-in, write-in vote, yea, yea vote, yeas and nays, yes

ROGET THESAURUS

vote

Choice

VB offers one's choice, set before, hold out the alternative, present the alternative, offer the alternative, put to the vote, use option, use discretion, exercise option, exercise discretion, one's option, adopt, take up, embrace, espouse, choose, elect, opt for, take one's choice, make one's choice, make choice of, fix upon, vote, poll, hold up one's hand, divide, settle, decide, list, make up one's mind, select, pick and choose, pick out, single out, cull, glean, winnow, sift the chaff from the wheat, separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat, pick up, pitch upon, pick one's way, indulge one's fancy, set apart, mark out for, mark, prefer, have rather, have as lief, fancy, be persuaded, take a decided step, take a decisive step, commit oneself to a course, pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon, cast in one's lot with, take for better or for worse.

Politics

N politics, political science, candidacy, campaign, campaigning, electioneering, partisanship, ideology, factionalism, election, poll, ballot, vote, referendum, recall, initiative, voice, suffrage, plumper, cumulative vote, plebiscitum, plebiscite, vox populi, electioneering, voting, elective franchise, straight ticket, opinion poll, popularity poll, issue, opinion, stand, position, program, platform, party line, democracy, republicanism, communism, statism, state socialism, socialism, conservatism, toryism, liberalism, whigism, theocracy, constitutional monarchy, party, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Socialist Party, Communist Party, Federalist Party, Bull Moose Party, Abolitionist Party, Christian Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, National Socialist Worker's Party, Nazi Party, Liberal Party, Labor Party, Conservative Party, ticket, slate, politician activist, candidate, aspirant, hopeful, office-seeker, front- runner, dark horse, long shot, shoo-in, supporter, backer, political worker, campaign worker, lobbyist, contributor, party hack, ward heeler, regional candidate, favorite son, running mate, stalking horse, perpetual candidate, political animal, political contribution, campaign contribution, political action committee, PAC, political district, electoral division, electoral district, bailiwick, electorate, constituents, get-out-the-vote campaign, political education, negative campaigning, dirty politics, smear campaign, also-ran, loser, has-been, office holder, official, occupant of a position, public servant, incumbent, winner, political, partisan, Money is the mother's milk of politics.

Judgment

N judgment, result, conclusion, upshot, deduction, inference, ergotism, illation, corollary, porism, moral, estimation, valuation, appreciation, judication, dijudication, adjudication, arbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration, assessment, ponderation, valorization, award, estimate, review, criticism, critique, notice, report, decision, determination, judgment, finding, verdict, sentence, decree, findings of fact, findings of law, res judicata, plebiscite, voice, casting vote, vote, opinion, good judgment, judge, umpire, arbiter, arbitrator, asessor, referee, censor, reviewer, critic, connoisseur, commentator, inspector, inspecting officer, twenty-twenty hindsight, armchair general, monday morning quarterback, judging, judicious, determinate, conclusive, on the whole, all things considered, a Daniel come to judgment, and stand a critic, hated yet caress'd, it is much easier to be critical than to be correc, la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile, nothing if not critical, O most lame and impotent conclusion.

Assent

VB assent, give assent, yield assent, nod assent, acquiesce, agree, receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with, be at one with, go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with, echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion, vote, give one's voice for, recognize, subscribe to, conform to, defer to, say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to, acknowledge, own, admit, allow, avow, confess, concede, come round to, abide by, permit, arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement, confirm, affirm, ratify, appprove, indorse, countersign, corroborate, go with the stream, swim with the stream, go with the flow, blow with the wind, be in fashion, join in the chorus, join the crowd, be one of the guys, be part of the group, go with the crowd, don't make waves, be in every mouth.