vote
vote
voƊt
vowt
/vəʊt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "vote"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ­ā§‹āϟ

an official choice made by an individual or a group of people in a meeting or election
vote definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The board members took a vote on the proposed merger.
āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀āĻ•āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­ā§‹āϟ

the collective opinion or decision of a group as determined through the process of voting
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The final vote on the new policy showed overwhelming support.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āĻ§ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­ā§‹āϟ, āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ

a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
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āĻ­ā§‹āϟ, āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻĻāĻžāύ

the total number of individuals who participated in an election or decision-making process
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The board was pleased with the high vote turnout for the new policy.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϞ, āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ

a body of voters who have the same interests
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āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to show which candidate one wants to win in an election or which plan one supports, by marking a piece of paper, raising one's hand, etc.
Intransitive
to vote definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
People often vote for their favorite contestants in reality shows.
āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϞāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻļā§‹āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to decide someone’s position, status, or recognition through a voting process
Transitive: to vote sb into a position or office | to vote sb out of a position or office | to vote sb off a position or office
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was voted out of office after the scandal broke.
āϕ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to suggest or propose an idea or opinion for consideration
Transitive: to vote that
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They voted we skip the movie and go bowling instead.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āϞāĻŋāĻ‚ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāχāĨ¤
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āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make a choice or decision based on specific personal beliefs, interests, or benefits
Transitive: to vote a principle or interest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to vote her principles, even though it meant opposing her friends' choices.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻāĻŽāύāĻ•āĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ­ā§‹āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to create, approve, or provide something through a formal decision made by voting
Transitive: to vote sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The committee voted additional resources for community development projects.
āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

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