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Words people most associate with “vote”:
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Noun (5 meanings)
1. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative.
Examples:
- “there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion”,
- “they allowed just one vote per person”
vote is a type of:
types of vote:
- block vote (noun) - a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents
- casting vote (noun) - the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
- multiple voting (noun) - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)
- secret ballot (noun) - a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public
- split ticket (noun) - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party
- straight ticket (noun) - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party
- veto (noun) - a vote that blocks a decision
- write-in (noun) - a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot
vote is derivationally related to:
2. the opinion of a group as determined by voting.
Example:
- “they put the question to a vote”
vote is a type of:
- group action (noun) - action taken by a group of people
types of vote:
- election (noun) - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
- plebiscite (noun) - a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
- referendum (noun) - a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
vote is derivationally related to:
3. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment.
Example:
- “American women got the vote in 1920”
vote is a type of:
- franchise, enfranchisement (noun) - a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
types of vote:
- universal suffrage (noun) - suffrage for all adults who are not disqualified by the laws of the country
vote is derivationally related to:
- suffragette (noun) - a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century)
- suffragist (noun) - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
- to vote (verb) - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- law, jurisprudence (noun) - the collection of rules imposed by authority
4. a body of voters who have the same interests.
Example:
- “he failed to get the Black vote”
vote is a type of:
- body (noun) - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
vote is a member of:
- electorate (noun) - the body of enfranchised citizens
vote is derivationally related to:
5. the total number of voters who participated.
Example:
- “they are expecting a large vote”
vote is a type of:
- numerical quantity (noun) - a quantity expressed as a number
vote is derivationally related to:
Verb (5 meanings)
1. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote.
to vote
Examples:
- “He voted for the motion”,
- “None of the Democrats voted last night”
to vote is a way to:
- to choose, take, select, pick out (verb) - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
ways to vote:
- to ballot (verb) - vote by ballot
- to outvote (verb) - defeat by a majority of votes
- to poll (verb) - vote in an election at a polling station
- to turn thumbs down, vote down (verb) - vote against
- to write in (verb) - cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot
to vote is derivationally related to:
- right to vote, vote, suffrage (noun) - a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution
- vote (noun) - the opinion of a group as determined by voting
- vote, ballot, voting, balloting (noun) - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- vote, voter turnout (noun) - the total number of voters who participated
- vote (noun) - a body of voters who have the same interests
see also:
- to kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out (verb) - thwart the passage of
- to vote in (verb) - elect in a voting process
Verb group:
- to vote (verb) - express one's choice or preference by vote
2. express one's choice or preference by vote.
to vote
Example:
- “vote the Democratic ticket”
to vote is a way to:
ways to vote:
- to bullet vote (verb) - vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle
to vote is derivationally related to:
- vote (noun) - the opinion of a group as determined by voting
- vote, ballot, voting, balloting (noun) - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
- vote, voter turnout (noun) - the total number of voters who participated
- vote (noun) - a body of voters who have the same interests
- voter, elector (noun) - a citizen who has a legal right to vote
Verb group:
- to vote (verb) - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution
3. express a choice or opinion.
to vote
Examples:
- “I vote that we all go home”,
- “She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant”
4. be guided by in voting.
to vote
Example:
- “vote one's conscience”