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| Sounds | vow't |
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| Rhymes | afloat, anecdote, antidote, and 57 more rhymes in owt at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A choice that is made by voting. |
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| Examples | "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" |
| Synonyms | ballot, voting, balloting |
| Narrower | block vote; secret ballot; split ticket; straight ticket; multiple voting; casting vote; veto; write-in |
| Broader | choice, selection, option, pick |
| Verbs | vote; vote |
| Meaning | The opinion of a group as determined by voting. |
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| Examples | "they put the question to a vote" |
| Narrower | plebiscite; referendum; election |
| Broader | group action |
| Verbs | vote; vote |
| Meaning | A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution. Guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment. |
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| Examples | "American women got the vote in 1920" |
| Synonyms | right to vote, suffrage |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Broader | franchise, enfranchisement |
| Verbs | vote |
| Meaning | A body of voters who have the same interests. |
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| Examples | "he failed to get the Black vote" |
| Member of | electorate |
| Broader | body |
| Verbs | vote; vote |
| Meaning | The total number of votes cast. |
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| Examples | "they are hoping for a large vote" |
| Synonyms | voter turnout |
| Broader | numerical quantity |
| Verbs | vote; vote |
| Meaning | Express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution. Cast a vote. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" |
| Narrower | write in; turn thumbs down, vote down; outvote; ballot; poll |
| Broader | choose, take, select, pick out |
| Similar to | vote |
| See also | vote in; vote out |
| Nouns | voter; vote; vote, voting; vote; vote; vote |
| Meaning | Express one's choice or preference by vote. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "vote the Democratic ticket" |
| Narrower | bullet vote |
| Broader | express, state |
| Similar to | vote |
| Nouns | vote; voter; vote; vote, voting; vote |
| Meaning | Express a choice or opinion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant" |
| Entailed by | veto, blackball, negative |
| Narrower | vote |
| Broader | express, state |
| Meaning | Be guided by in voting. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "vote one's conscience" |
| Meaning | Bring into existence or make available by vote. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia" |
| Broader | vote |
| Nouns | voter |