Noun

• S: (n) vote, ballot, voting, balloting (a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative) "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
• S: (n) vote (the opinion of a group as determined by voting) "they put the question to a vote"
• S: (n) right to vote, vote, suffrage (a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment) "American women got the vote in 1920"
• S: (n) vote (a body of voters who have the same interests) "he failed to get the Black vote"
• S: (n) vote, voter turnout (the total number of voters who participated) "they are expecting a large vote"

Verb

• S: (v) vote (express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote) "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
• S: (v) vote (express one's choice or preference by vote) "vote the Democratic ticket"
• S: (v) vote (express a choice or opinion) "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
• S: (v) vote (be guided by in voting) "vote one's conscience"
• S: (v) vote (bring into existence or make available by vote) "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"