vote
Plural
votes
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an official choice made by an individual or a group of people in a meeting or election
- In the upcoming election, citizens will cast their votes for mayor.
- The board members took a vote on the proposed merger.
- The referendum resulted in a close vote on the new school funding measure.
- The union members held a secret ballot vote to elect their new president.
- The committee conducted a vote to decide the winner of the design competition.
2
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
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the total number of individuals who participated in an election or decision-making process
- The final vote in the election totaled over one million participants.
- The board was pleased with the high vote turnout for the new policy.
- The candidate won by a landslide, with the vote reaching unprecedented numbers.
- The vote count was crucial in determining the community's support for the initiative.
Synonyms:
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a body of voters who have the same interests