vote
pronunciation
How to pronounce vote in British English:
UK [vəʊt]
How to pronounce vote in American English:
US [voʊt]
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- Noun:
- a choice that is made by voting
- the opinion of a group as determined by voting
- a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
- a body of voters who have the same interests
- the total number of votes cast
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- Verb:
- express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
- express one's choice or preference by vote
- express a choice or opinion
- be guided by in voting
- bring into existence or make available by vote
Word Origin
- vote
- vote: [15] Vote goes back ultimately to Latin vovēre ‘promise solemnly, wish for’. Its past participle was vōtus, which fed directly into English as the verb vote; the noun vote comes from the Latin derivative vōtum. The modern English meaning of the word comes from the notion of expressing one’s ‘wishes’ by means of casting a ballot. ‘Wishing, desiring’ was a secondary semantic development of the Latin verb; its original meaning, ‘promise solemnly’, is preserved in English vow [13], which comes via Anglo-Norman vou from Latin vōtum.=> vow
- vote (v.)
- 1550s, "give a vote to;" 1560s, "enact or establish by vote,"; see vote (n.). Earlier it meant "to vow" to do something (mid-15c.). Related: Voted; voting.
- vote (n.)
- mid-15c., "formal expression of one's wish or choice with regard to a proposal, candidate, etc.," from Latin votum "a vow, wish, promise to a god, solemn pledge, dedication," noun use of neuter of votus, past participle of vovere "to promise, dedicate" (see vow (n.)). Meaning "totality of voters of a certain class or type" is from 1888.
Synonym
Example
- 1. What can a vote do to change that ?
- 2. The supreme court has become one vote more conservative .
- 3. Click below to submit your vote .
- 4. The ppp will reap a big sympathy vote .
- 5. Those efforts ended with a proposal for the players to vote on .