vote

Significat (English)

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

ballot

voting

right to vote

cast one’s vote

vote for

polling

voter turnout

request for resources

cast a ballot

voting right

ballot for

expressed opinion

give a vote

vote teller

declare

election results

election returns

make a motion

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/vəʊt/

Cognate with grec antic

εὔχομαι

In summary

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.

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