vote
Meaning
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- a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
- an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot
- (obsolete) an ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer
- (obsolete) a formalized petition or request
- (obsolete) any judgment of intellect leading to a formal opinion, a point of view
- 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
Synonyms
right to vote
cast one’s vote
vote for
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
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vəʊt/
Etymology
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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