n.
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.
▸an act of voting.
▸
(the vote)
the right to indicate a choice in an election.
v.
- give or register a vote.
▸grant or confer by vote.
- informal express a wish or suggestion.
Phrase
- vote of
(no)
confidence
a vote showing that a majority continues to support (or no longer supports) the policy of a leader or governing body. - vote with one's feet
informal indicate an opinion by being present or absent.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L. votum ‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’.