vote :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"

n. a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"

n. the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"

n. a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"

suffrage, franchise, right to vote

n. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; strengthen by the Voting Rights Act of 1965; "American women got the vote in 1920"

cast a vote

v. 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"

vote for

v. 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"

opinion, ruling

n. the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

ballot

n. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

say

n. the chance to speak; "let him have his say"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

elect

v. select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"

vote in

v. elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton"

kill, defeat, vote out, vote down

v. thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

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