vote
noun
[ vəʊt ]
• a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands.
Similar:
ballot,
poll,
election,
referendum,
plebiscite,
public vote,
general election,
local election,
popular vote,
straw poll,
show of hands,
voting,
polling,
vote
verb
• give or register a vote.
• "they voted against the resolution"
Similar:
go to the polls,
cast one's vote,
mark one's ballot paper,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin votum ‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.
