| Vote (vote) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Vote |
| [L. votum a vow, wish,
will, fr. vovere, votum, to vow: cf. F. vote. See
Vow.]
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An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a
body of persons, expressed in some received and authorized way; the
expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any
measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with
others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws, rules,
regulations, etc.; suffrage.
That by means of which will or preference is
expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a
ticket; as, a written vote.
Expression of judgment or will by a majority;
legal decision by some expression of the minds of a number; as, the
vote was unanimous; a vote of confidence.
Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote;
the labor vote.
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| Vote (vote) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Vote |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Voted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Voting.] [Cf. F. voter.] |
To express or signify the mind,
will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other
authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws,
regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an
interest with others.
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To choose
by suffrage] to elec(?); as, to vote a candidate into
office.
To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by
a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.
To declare by general opinion or common consent,
as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore.
To condemn; to devote; to doom.
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