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What does vote mean?
Definitions in simple English

vote Noun

— A vote is a formal way of things that are controlled by the majority. Let's take a vote for a new president! — A vote is the decision of one person in an election. I give my vote for the bill.

vote Verb

— If you vote, you show your support for choosing a person or idea by raising your hand, marking a piece of paper, etc My brother votes for the Democrats. I voted to oppose the new property tax.

vote

— verb 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 — noun (= voting) 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 — verb express one's choice or preference by vote vote the Democratic ticket — noun the opinion of a group as determined by voting they put the question to a vote — verb express a choice or opinion I vote that we all go home She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant — noun 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 — noun the total number of voters who participated they are expecting a large vote — noun a body of voters who have the same interests he failed to get the Black vote — verb bring into existence or make available by vote They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia — verb be guided by in voting vote one's conscience

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Topics vote topics

What do people use vote to talk about?
Social behavior Government Government functions

Election
Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Choose
Language and thought Want Offer

Reject

Conjugation vote conjugation

How do you conjugate vote?

vote · verb

Examples vote examples

How do I use vote in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Don't forget to vote.
No, I did not vote.
I did not vote for Tom.
He's too young to vote, isn't he?
I didn't vote for them.
They took a vote on the motion.
The clause provides that all decisions shall be made by majority vote.
It is very brave of you to vote against the plan.
Everyone should exercise their right to vote.
When it was time to vote, he abstained.
American women didn't have the right to vote.
Who did you vote for in the election?
The candidate whom I cast a vote for was elected.
We have the right to vote when we come of age.
I gave my vote to Ken.
As he is already of age, he can vote.
He is not old enough to vote.
The constitution was amended so that women could vote.
Now you've come of age, you have the right to vote.
We are entitled to vote at the age of twenty.
We selected the chairman by a vote.
In the past I used to vote for the Democratic ticket, but from now on I'll climb on the Republican bandwagon.
If I were twenty, I could vote.
Management will have all employees vote at the upcoming meeting.
The new law will deprive religious minorities of their right to vote.
No one will vote for the budget.
Are you old enough to vote?

Movie subtitles

You're importing Canadians to vote for Dreyfuss?
No weapons, and of course you can't. vote!
Next vote.
He'll get my vote now that Evan's gone.
Not really a huge vote-winner that policy though, is it?
A vote for me is a vote for change.
He's running for the pink vote which is a statement, not a realistic manifesto.
Here, vote Bloom for equality and honesty.
Well, thank you. And, remember, a vote for me is a vote for equality and honesty.
A vote for me is a vote for equality and honesty.
Hi, there. A vote for me is a vote for equality and honesty, OK?
Will we be allowed to vote?
Putting to vote the list of BoIsheviks.
Shall we put this question to a vote?
In the meantime, it would be a good moment to vote fresh monies for the war.
While I didn't vote for Hummel for sheriff his promptness in catching this kidnapper is commendable.
Don't I get a vote of thanks?
I vote that he was.
No, elections. We vote for them.
I'll vote for you. - Check.
And you can vote for yourself, that's two.
Can he vote, too?
Tell your friends to vote for me. That's the big deal.
But believe me. if you vote right tomorrow, we'll be swinging that old tune.
But of course, all property owners will be allowed to vote on the size of their pipe.
A blank vote.
M Merleron, one vote.
Maybe we owe Uncle Ezra a vote of thanks.
And you're gonna become voters and vote like your friends do!
We'll take a vote. inside, everybody.
What's your vote, mister?
I vote that we go on.
The colored vote's very important in this town.
Maybe the sheriff let him out so Williams could vote for him.
We'll make monkeys out of those ward heelers. Nobody'll vote for them, not even their wives.
If people's votes puts an incompetent into office it is time to withdraw the vote.

News and current affairs

Faced with a new EU initiative, our traditional response has often been to oppose it, vote against it, lose the vote, then sulkily to adopt it while blaming everyone else.
Only after the vote did the Chief of Staff publicly endorse the original proposal to bring in American troops.
In recent days, Italy's government fell after losing a parliamentary vote on the country's troop deployment in Afghanistan, while Britain and Denmark announced that they are to begin withdrawing their troops from Iraq.
So, in the 30 or so weeks between now and the next French presidential election, any prediction made today could be reversed, and reversed again, before the vote.
Kuwait now allows women to vote, Qatar has embraced an ambitious reform program, Bahrain has shown great tolerance of mass demonstrations, and the U.A.E. is allowing something like a free press.
These entire female population was excluded, and only one-quarter of the male population was eligible to vote.
For Brooks, it is that knowing that public programs make one's life easier causes one to vote for non-Republican candidates.
Since even the smallest states have two senators, this leads to overrepresentation of lightly populated Western states that tend to vote Republican.
A recent BBC poll of 22 countries found that if the world could vote, Obama would win in a landslide.
They would have a permanent right to live in Israel and would retain the benefits to which they are currently entitled as Israeli citizens, but they would now vote as citizens of Palestine.
The world's poorest countries will ask themselves why they should vote for Germany and Japan to have permanent seats on the Security Council if they can't keep their promises.
But CACs may not resolve the problem entirely, because a vote would be required for each separate bond issue, and a holdout position could be achieved by buying up the blocking percentage of a small issue.
Silvio Berlusconi, the leader of the right-wing alliance, will win his third election (he has also lost twice), while the vote for the Senate is expected to produce a draw.
This time, a vote at the end of the session supported my view by a margin of three to one.
In some states, where a single felony conviction is enough to bar the offender from ever being able to vote again, over one quarter of African American males are disenfranchised.
In 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote, but George W. Bush prevailed in the electoral college.
It is not just the swing vote that Yanukovych needs to attract.
This forced Brazil and Turkey, both currently non-permanent members of the Security Council, to vote against the sanctions resolution.
This vital vote was robbed of unanimity (Lebanon also opposed it).
The UN sanction vote was also heavily influenced by another small country with a Weltpolitik: Israel.
They overwhelmingly vote for the Democratic Party.

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