VOTE

I. noun see: vow Date: 15th century 1. a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision, the total number of such expressions of opinion made known at a single time (as at an election), an expression of opinion or preference that resembles a ~, ballot 1, the collective opinion or verdict of a body of persons expressed by voting, the right to cast a ~, 4. the act or process of voting , a method of voting, a formal expression of a wish, will, or choice ~d by a meeting, 6. ~r , a group of ~rs with some common and identifying characteristics , 7. chiefly British a proposition to be ~d on, appropriation , II. verb (~d; voting) Date: 1552 intransitive verb to express one's views in response to a poll, to express an opinion , transitive verb to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize by ~ , 2. to adjudge by general agreement ; declare , to offer as a suggestion ; propose , 3. to cause to ~ in a given way, to cause to be cast for or against a proposal, to ~ in accordance with or in the interest of