vote
VERB:
1. to express or signify will or choice in a matter, as by casting a ballot:
to vote for president.
2. to enact, establish, or determine by vote:
to vote a proposed bill into law.
3. to support by one's vote:
to vote the Republican ticket.
4. to advocate by or as by one's vote:
to vote that the report be accepted.
5. to declare or decide by general consent:
They voted the trip a success.
6. to encourage or cause to vote, especially in a particular way.
7. to express or signify (one's preference, opinion, or will) (for or against some question, etc):
to vote by ballot; we voted that it was time to adjourn; vote for me!
8. to declare oneself as being (something or in favor of something) by exercising one's vote:
to vote socialist.
9. to appoint or elect (a person to or from a particular post):
they voted him into the presidency; he was voted out of office.
10. to determine the condition of in a specified way by voting:
the court voted itself out of existence.
11. to authorize, confer, or allow by voting:
vote us a rise.
12. Informal. to declare by common opinion:
the party was voted a failure.
13. to influence or control the voting of:
do not try to vote us!
14. to express one's views in response to a poll, especially to exercise a political franchise.
15. to express an opinion:
consumers … vote with their dollars. — Lucia Mouat.
16. to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize by vote:
he was voted out of office.
17. to adjudge by general agreement; declare.
18. to offer as a suggestion; propose:
I vote we all go home.
19. to cause to vote in a given way.
20. to cause to be cast for or against a proposal.
21. to vote in accordance with or in the interest of:
vote your conscience; voted their pocketbooks.
Examples:
Citizens will vote today for their new governor; Did you vote in the last election? —Merriam-Webster.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (noun) <Latin vōtum a vow. British dictionary: C15: from Latin vōtum a solemn promise, from vovēre to vow. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of vote: Verb: 1552. Noun: 15th century. History and Etymology for vote: Noun: Middle English (Scots), from Latin votum vow, wish — more at vow. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 29 August 2020 {9:37 PM}
1. to express or signify will or choice in a matter, as by casting a ballot:
to vote for president.
2. to enact, establish, or determine by vote:
to vote a proposed bill into law.
3. to support by one's vote:
to vote the Republican ticket.
4. to advocate by or as by one's vote:
to vote that the report be accepted.
5. to declare or decide by general consent:
They voted the trip a success.
6. to encourage or cause to vote, especially in a particular way.
7. to express or signify (one's preference, opinion, or will) (for or against some question, etc):
to vote by ballot; we voted that it was time to adjourn; vote for me!
8. to declare oneself as being (something or in favor of something) by exercising one's vote:
to vote socialist.
9. to appoint or elect (a person to or from a particular post):
they voted him into the presidency; he was voted out of office.
10. to determine the condition of in a specified way by voting:
the court voted itself out of existence.
11. to authorize, confer, or allow by voting:
vote us a rise.
12. Informal. to declare by common opinion:
the party was voted a failure.
13. to influence or control the voting of:
do not try to vote us!
14. to express one's views in response to a poll, especially to exercise a political franchise.
15. to express an opinion:
consumers … vote with their dollars. — Lucia Mouat.
16. to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize by vote:
he was voted out of office.
17. to adjudge by general agreement; declare.
18. to offer as a suggestion; propose:
I vote we all go home.
19. to cause to vote in a given way.
20. to cause to be cast for or against a proposal.
21. to vote in accordance with or in the interest of:
vote your conscience; voted their pocketbooks.
Examples:
Citizens will vote today for their new governor; Did you vote in the last election? —Merriam-Webster.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (noun) <Latin vōtum a vow. British dictionary: C15: from Latin vōtum a solemn promise, from vovēre to vow. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of vote: Verb: 1552. Noun: 15th century. History and Etymology for vote: Noun: Middle English (Scots), from Latin votum vow, wish — more at vow. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 29 August 2020 {9:37 PM}