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Dictionary definition: vote
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- The Oxford American College Dictionary
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vote
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vōt
/
• n. a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands.
∎
an act of expressing such an indication of choice:
they are ready to
put it to a vote
.
∎
(
the vote
)the choice expressed collectively by a body of electors or by a specified group:
the Republican vote in Florida.
∎
(
the vote
)the right to indicate a choice in an election.
• v. [
intrans.
] give or register a vote:
they voted against the resolution
|[with
complement
]
I voted Republican.
∎
[with
obj.
and
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