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vote¹
- /vəʊt/ UK
- /voʊt/ US
- /vəʉt/ Australia
- /(ʋ)oːʈ/ India
Sounds like oat (dialectal, mainly South India) · Rhymes with -əʊt
Where it comes from
From Latin vōtum, a form of voveō (“to vow”) (cognate with Ancient Greek εὔχομαι (eúkhomai, “to vow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- (“to promise, to vow”). Doublet of vow.
noun votes
- A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. The city council decided the matter should go to public vote.
- An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot. The Supreme Court upheld the principle of one person, one vote.
- An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer. Jol[ante]. In you, Sir, / I live; and when, or by the Courſe of Nature, / Or Violence you muſt fall, the End of my / Devotions is, that one and the ſame Hour / May make us fit for Heaven. // Server. I join with you / In my votes that way: […]
- A formalized petition or request.
- Any judgment of intellect leading to a formal opinion, a point of view.
- 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. dissenting vote (i.e. in particular the differing opinion published with a judicial judgment considered as a source of information)
- a spending area or group of appropriations within the national budget, representing specific sectors, departments or functional areas. Votes are an appropriation or groupings of appropriations. Appropriations are parliamentary authorisation for the Crown or an Office of Parliament to incur expenses or capital expenditure that are administered by Ministers of the Crown or the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
verb votes · voting · voted · vote
- To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election. Q: Did you vote last month? A: Yes. I voted for John Smith, and it's a shame that he lost; you can't blame me for the mess we're in now.
- To choose or grant (some objective) by means of a vote, or by general consent. The directors voted an increase in R&D spending.
- To exercise one's voting right upon (a ballot or a share of stock). vote your ballot
Vote²
Where it comes from
From German Wote, ultimately from Votic vadʹdʹa, vadʹdʹalain (“Votian”). Compare Estonian vadjalane.
noun Votes · Vod · Vot
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A person from Votia or of Votic descent.
Similar: Votian
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: balloting, ballot, suffrage, voter turnout, polling, voter, plebiscite, polls, referendum, electoral, election, elector, franchise, majority, poll, plenary
Translations
Every language
noun formalised choice
| Español | votación, plebiscito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 투표 tupyo |
| 日本語 | 投票 tōhyō |
| 中文 | 投票 tóupiào, 表決 /表决 biǎojué |
| हिन्दी | वोट voṭ |
| Português | voto |
| Français | voix, vote |
| Deutsch | Stimme, Votum |
| Italiano | voto |
| Ελληνικά | ψηφοφορία psifoforía |
| Română | vot |
| Русский | го́лос gólos, во́тум vótum |
| Tiếng Việt | (cuộc) bầu cử, (cuộc) biểu quyết, (sự) bỏ phiếu, (sự) bầu phiếu, (cuộc) đi bầu |
| العربية | صَوْت ṣawt, تَصْوِيت taṣwīt |
| עברית | בְּחִירָה b'khirá |
noun instance of voting
| Español | voto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 投票 tóupiào, 表決 /表决 biǎojué |
| Português | votação |
| Français | vote, votation |
| Deutsch | Abstimmung, Wählen |
| Ελληνικά | ψήφος psífos |
| Русский | голосова́ние golosovánije |
| Tiếng Việt | lá phiếu, phiếu bầu |
| العربية | تَصْوِيت taṣwīt, اِقْتِرَاع iqtirāʕ |
verb assert a formalised choice
| Español | votar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 투표하다 tupyohada |
| 日本語 | 投票する tōhyō suru |
| 中文 | 投票 tóupiào, 表決 /表决 biǎojué |
| हिन्दी | वोट देना voṭ denā |
| Kiswahili | -piga kura |
| Português | votar |
| Français | voter |
| Deutsch | wählen, stimmen |
| Italiano | votare |
| Ελληνικά | ψηφίζω psifízo |
| Română | a vota |
| Русский | голосова́ть golosovátʹ, проголосова́ть progolosovátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bỏ phiếu, đầu phiếu, biểu quyết, bầu phiếu, đi bầu |
| العربية | صَوَّتَ ṣawwata |
| עברית | בָּחַר bakhár, הִצְבִּיעַ hitsbía' |
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title = {vote},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vote},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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