vote

Betekenis

Noun

1. a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
2. an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot
3. (obsolete) an ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer
4. (obsolete) a formalized petition or request
5. (obsolete) any judgment of intellect leading to a formal opinion, a point of view
6. any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published

Verb

1. To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.
2. To choose or grant by means of a vote, or by general consent.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/vəʊt/

Etimologie

From Latin vōtum, a form of voveō (“I vow”) (cognate with Ancient Greek εὔχομαι (eúkhomai, “to vow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ-. The word is thus a doublet of vow.

Sinne

Who gets your vote ?