vote
1. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (Freq. 13)
- there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion
- they allowed just one vote per person
• Syn:
ballot, voting, balloting
• Derivationally related forms:
vote (for: voting), ballot (for: ballot)
• Hypernyms:
choice, selection, option, pick
• Hyponyms:
block vote, secret ballot, split ticket, straight ticket, multiple voting,
casting vote, veto, write-in
2. the opinion of a group as determined by voting (Freq. 3)
- they put the question to a vote
• Hypernyms:
group action
• Hyponyms:
plebiscite, referendum, election
3. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution;
guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment (Freq. 1)
- American women got the vote in 1920
• Syn:
right to vote, suffrage
• Derivationally related forms:
suffragist (for: suffrage), suffragette (for: suffrage)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
franchise, enfranchisement
• Hyponyms:
universal suffrage
4. a body of voters who have the same interests
- he failed to get the Black vote
• Hypernyms:
body
• Member Holonyms:
electorate
5. the total number of voters who participated
- they are expecting a large vote
• Syn:
voter turnout
• Hypernyms:
numerical quantity
1. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution;
cast a vote (Freq. 30)
- He voted for the motion
- None of the Democrats voted last night
• See Also:
vote in, vote out
• Derivationally related forms:
voter, voting
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Hyponyms:
write in, turn thumbs down, vote down, outvote, ballot, poll
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. express one's choice or preference by vote (Freq. 10)
- vote the Democratic ticket
• Derivationally related forms:
voter, voting
• Hypernyms:
express, state
• Hyponyms:
bullet vote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. express a choice or opinion (Freq. 1)
- I vote that we all go home
- She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant
• Hypernyms:
express, state
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
4. be guided by in voting
- vote one's conscience
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. bring into existence or make available by vote
- They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia
• Derivationally related forms:
voter
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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