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      vote
      noun
      An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
      A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
      Any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published.
      A person from Votia or of Votic descent.
      (obsolete) Any judgment of intellect leading to a formal opinion, a point of view.
      (obsolete) An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
      (obsolete) A formalized petition or request.
      verb
      (intransitive) To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.
      (transitive) To choose or grant (some objective) by means of a vote, or by general consent.
      (transitive) To exercise one's voting right upon (a ballot or a share of stock).
      Roots
      voveovot- · Latin · vow, wish
      Synonyms for vote
      suffragenreferendumnpollingvplebiscitenelectvcloturencanvassn
      Words related to vote
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