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vote  (vt)

n.

1.

a. A formal expression of preference for a candidate for office or for a proposed resolution of an issue.

b. A means by which such a preference is made known, such as a raised hand or a marked ballot.

2. The number of votes cast in an election or to resolve an issue: a heavy vote in favor of the bill.

3. A group of voters alike in some way: the Black vote; the rural vote.

4. The act or process of voting: took a vote on the issue.

5. The result of an election or referendum.

6. The right to participate as a voter; suffrage.

v. vot·ed, vot·ing, votes

v.intr.

1. To express one's preference for a candidate or for a proposed resolution of an issue; cast a vote: voting against the measure.

2. To express a choice or an opinion.

v.tr.

1. To express one's preference for by vote: voted the straight Republican ticket.

2. To decide the disposition of by vote, as by electing or defeating: vote in a new mayor; voted out their representative; vote down the amendment.

3. To bring into existence or make available by vote: vote new funds for a program.

4. To be guided by in voting: vote one's conscience.

5. To declare or pronounce by general consent: voted the play a success.

6. Informal To state as a preference or opinion: I vote we eat out tonight.

Idiom:

vote with (one's) feet Informal

To indicate a preference or an opinion by leaving or entering a particular locale: "If older cities are allowed to decay and contract, can citizens who vote with their feet ... hope to find better conditions anywhere else?" (Melinda Beck).

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[Middle English, vow, from Latin vtum, from neuter past participle of vovre, to vow.]

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vota·ble, votea·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

voting - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" balloting, vote, ballot selection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" block vote - a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents secret ballot - a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public split ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party straight ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party multiple voting - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.) casting vote - the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie veto - a vote that blocks a decision write-in - a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot

Translations

voting [ˈvəʊtɪŋ]

A. N → votación f

B. CPD voting booth N → cabina f electoral
voting machine N (US) → máquina f de votar
voting paper N → papeleta f de votación
voting pattern N → tendencia f de la votación
voting power N → potencia f electoral
voting right N → derecho m a voto
voting share N → acción f con derecho a voto
voting slip N = voting paper

voting [ˈvəʊtɪŋ] n → scrutin m
voting paper n (British) → bulletin m de vote
voting precinct n (US) → circonscription f électorale
voting rights npl → droit m de vote
voting share n → action f avec droit de vote

voting

n → Wahl f; which way is the voting going? → welchen Verlauf nimmt die Wahl?; a system of voting → ein Wahlsystem nt; to analyze the voting → das Wahlergebnis analysieren; voting was heavy → die Wahlbeteiligung war hoch; light voting → geringe Wahlbeteiligung

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voting:

voting age

n → Wahlalter nt

voting booth

n → Wahlkabine f

voting machine

n (US) → Wahlmaschine f

voting paper

n → Stimmzettel m

voting power

n (= right to vote) → Stimmberechtigung f, → Stimmrecht nt; (power of a certain group) → Wahlstärke f

voting precinct

n (US Pol) → Wahlbezirk m

voting right

n → Stimmrecht nt

voting [ˈvəʊtɪŋ] n → votazione f, voto