Word Image
plural: votes
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: a formal expression of opinion or will (as by ballot in an election); the act or process of voting; the result reached by voting
verb: to express one’s wish or choice by a vote; to elect, decide, pass, defeat, grant, or make legal by a vote; to declare by general agreement
Word Family
voted
voting
voter
voteless
votable
outvote
overvote
Sentences
Citizens will vote today for their new governor.
Did you vote in the last election?
I cast my vote for the Republican candidate.
She’s campaigning hard to raise money and win votes.
I vote that we get a pizza for dinner tonight.
Senators voted themselves a pay raise despite the budget shortfall.
Voters turned out in much greater numbers this year.
Voter registration is open to all citizens over the age of 18.
In 1920, American women won the right to vote.
He got 56 percent of the votes.
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