vote

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /vəʊt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /voʊt/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular vote

Plural votes

1. (countable) A vote is a formal way of choosing things that are controlled by the majority.

   Let's take a vote for a new president!

2. (countable) A vote is the decision of one person in an election.

   I give my vote for the bill.

Verb

Plain form vote

Third-person singular votes

Past tense voted

Past participle voted

Present participle voting

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you vote, you show your support for choosing a person or idea by raising your hand, marking a piece of paper, etc.
   • Antonym: abstain

   My brother votes for the Democrats.

   I voted to oppose the new property tax.

Related words

• voter
• votive
• vow
• votary
• democracy
• election