vote

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to…

   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.
   • Parliament will hold a vote of confidence regarding the minister.
   • One occasion indicative votes were used was in 2003 when MPs were presented with seven different options on how to reform the House of Lords.
2. 2

   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.
   • There breathes no being but has some pretence / To that fine instinct called poetic sense; […] / The freeman, casting with unpurchased hand / The vote that shakes the turrets of the land.
3. 3

   An ardent wish or desire

   An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.

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   1. 4

      A formalized petition or request.

   2. 5

      Any judgment of intellect leading to a formal opinion, a point of view.

   3. 6

      Any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular…

      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)
   4. 7

      To cast a 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.
      • The directors voted on the question of whether to increase the R&D spending.
      • To vote on large principles, to vote bravely, requires a great amount of information.
   5. 8

      To choose or grant (some objective) by means of a vote, or by general consent.

      • The directors voted an increase in R&D spending.
      • The meal was voted a great success.
   6. 9

      To exercise one's voting right upon (a ballot or a share of stock).

      • vote your ballot
      • vote your shares
      • Please vote your ballot using black or blue ink, then seal your ballot inside the privacy envelope.
   7. 10

      A person from Votia or of Votic descent.

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