Definition of "vote" [vote]

• A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue. (noun)
• A means by which such a preference is made known, such as a raised hand or a marked ballot. (noun)
• The number of votes cast in an election or to resolve an issue: a heavy vote in favor of the bill. (noun)
• A group of voters alike in some way: the Black vote; the rural vote. (noun)
• The act or process of voting: took a vote on the issue. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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