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vote 1 n [Latin votum vow, hope, wish]1 a: a usu. formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision; esp: one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for officeb: the total number of such votes made known at a single timegot half the vote2: the collective opinion or preference of a body of persons expressed by voting3: the right to cast a vote; specif: the right of suffrage4 a: the act or process of votingbrought the question to a voteb: a method of votingvote 2 vb vot·ed, vot·ingvi1 a: to cast or conduct a votevote for acquittalb: to exercise a political franchiseencourage people to votevt1: to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize by votevote an appropriation2: to cast votes on a corporate matter on the basis ofvoted their shares against the proposed merger
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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ballot, chirotony, choice, choosing, decision, determination, election, formal expression of choice, judgment, option, pick, poll, predilection, preference, punctum, selection, sententia, suffragium
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approve, ballot, be counted, cast a ballot, cast a vote, choose, elect, exercise the right of suffrage, judge, poll, suffragium ferre
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cast (register), decide, franchise (right to vote), plebiscite, poll (casting of votes), primary, referendum, suffrage
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.An indication of a choice for candidates in an election; an individual ballot or other means of indicating such choice submitted by a voter; the right to vote.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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