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ballot, voting, balloting, right to vote, suffrage, voter turnout Definition: the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote";a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion";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";the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote";a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote";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";bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia";express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant";express one''s choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket";be guided by in voting; "vote one''s conscience"; See Also: vote in, kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out Hyponyms: plebiscite, referendum, election, block vote, secret ballot, split ticket, straight ticket, multiple voting, casting vote, veto, write-in, write in, turn thumbs down, vote down, outvote, ballot, poll, bullet vote Member Meronyms: electorate Derivational Morphology:
ballot, voter turnout, right to vote, suffrage, voting, balloting, voter, elector Anagrams:
veto
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