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🗳️ To choose 🗳️ An election result ✅ To approve officially 🗝️ The right to choose 👥 A voting group
to vote

to vote

∞ 1.0
To show your choice in an election or poll
  • verb
  • /voʊt/
translation icon : votar
  • Next time will be the first time that I vote for a minority party.
  • register to vote
  • vote in an election
  • vote for a candidate

So click the link below and vote for me now.

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Examples

  • I think I might vote for Emily.

  • If this is your issue, vote in your state elections.

    Megyn Kelly

  • Vote no on issue O or vote yes on issue O.

  • So click the link below and vote for me now.

    Black Beard Projects

  • And I now want to vote for that too.

  • But did you vote for him?

    Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)

  • In a democracy, we vote for what is good for us.

    Evan Carmichael

  • I hope I can count on you gentlemen to vote for The People's Friend this November.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • But after a great deal of thought, and prayer, I've decided to vote yes.

    Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

  • In a democratic society, everyone should vote to make their voice heard.

Synonyms

to elect
vsto vote
∞ 3.3

To choose by voting or to decide to do something

is the act of expressing a choice publicly, not the selection outcome
to cast
vsto vote
159 5.3

To officially give a vote in an election

is the general act of expressing a choice rather than formal depositing
to vote in
vsto vote
43 3.2

Choose someone for a position in an election

focuses on choosing a person for a position, not only on expressing opinion
to go to the polls
vsto vote
  • Literature
35 3.0

To vote in an election

is the act of expressing a choice in many settings, not only attending elections
to cast your vote
vsto vote
19 3.1

Give your choice in an election or official decision

is a broader way to express a choice or opinion, not only formal ballots
to poll
vsto vote
6 3.2

To cast a vote in an election

is broader and covers expressing choices outside official stations

Idioms

to vote with one's feet
  • Informal
2 7.1

Leave a place to show you dislike it and go somewhere else

to vote with one's wallet
1 6.2

To show which companies or products you support by choosing where you spend money

Phrasal Verbs

to vote out
57 3.2

Reject a proposal by voting against it

to vote in
43 3.2

Choose someone for a position in an election

to cast your vote
19 3.1

Give your choice in an election or official decision

to vote down
18 4.2

Reject a proposal or plan because more people say no

to get out the vote
17 4.1

To encourage people to vote in an election

to vote nay
  • Formal
2 7.0

To say 'nay' when voting to show you are against a proposal

to bullet vote
  • Jargon
8.9

To give all your votes to one candidate instead of spreading them among others

Compounds

right to vote
  • Formal
53 2.3

The legal permission to vote in an election

vote of confidence
  • Formal
20 3.3

A clear show of support by a group, often decided by a formal ballot

vote counter
1 2.8

A person who adds up votes to find the result in an election or meeting

casting vote
1 5.3

A choice that the meeting leader gives to break a tie

straw vote
1 5.5

A quick unofficial vote to see if people support an idea

block vote
  • Literature
1 6.1

A vote by a delegate that counts for the number of people they represent

landslide vote
  • Literature
1 3.4

A vote in which one side wins by a very large number of votes

clothespin vote
  • Informal
9.9

A simple vote where people place clothespins on choices to show what they want

cumulative vote
  • Specialized
7.1

A voting system where each voter has as many votes as seats and gives them to one or more candidates

vote counter
  • Specialized
3.4

A machine or program that adds up votes by itself in an election

How Supportive

to champion
64 4.2
to endorse
183 4.2
to plunk for
  • Informal
8.5
to vote
∞ 1.0
to favor
  • US
286 2.0

Surface Forms

vote infinitive
voted past
voted past participle
voting present participle
votes third person singular

Etymology

Vote comes from the old Latin word votum, meaning 'a wish' or 'a promise'. To vote is simply to make your wish known — to show which choice you support in an election or poll.