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Sounds | vow't |
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Rhymes | afloat, anecdote, antidote, and 57 more rhymes in owt at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A choice that is made by voting. |
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Examples | "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion" |
Synonyms | ballot, voting, balloting |
Narrower | block vote; secret ballot; split ticket; straight ticket; multiple voting; casting vote; veto; write-in |
Broader | choice, selection, option, pick |
Verbs | vote; vote |
Meaning | The opinion of a group as determined by voting. |
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Examples | "they put the question to a vote" |
Narrower | plebiscite; referendum; election |
Broader | group action |
Verbs | vote; vote |
Meaning | A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution. Guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment. |
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Examples | "American women got the vote in 1920" |
Synonyms | right to vote, suffrage |
Category | law, jurisprudence |
Broader | franchise, enfranchisement |
Verbs | vote |
Meaning | A body of voters who have the same interests. |
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Examples | "he failed to get the Black vote" |
Member of | electorate |
Broader | body |
Verbs | vote; vote |
Meaning | The total number of votes cast. |
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Examples | "they are hoping for a large vote" |
Synonyms | voter turnout |
Broader | numerical quantity |
Verbs | vote; vote |
Meaning | Express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution. Cast a vote. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" |
Narrower | write in; turn thumbs down, vote down; outvote; ballot; poll |
Broader | choose, take, select, pick out |
Similar to | vote |
See also | vote in; vote out |
Nouns | voter; vote; vote, voting; vote; vote; vote |
Meaning | Express one's choice or preference by vote. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "vote the Democratic ticket" |
Narrower | bullet vote |
Broader | express, state |
Similar to | vote |
Nouns | vote; voter; vote; vote, voting; vote |
Meaning | Express a choice or opinion. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
Examples | "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant" |
Entailed by | veto, blackball, negative |
Narrower | vote |
Broader | express, state |
Meaning | Be guided by in voting. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "vote one's conscience" |
Meaning | Bring into existence or make available by vote. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia" |
Broader | vote |
Nouns | voter |