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vote
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- pronunciation:
- vot
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When a group of people is deciding something, each person's choice is called their vote. Let's say one hundred students chose Alex to be president of the school. This means that Alex got one hundred votes.
After they counted all the votes, it was clear that the popular governor had won again.When Greg's mom asked everybody where they wanted to go for vacation this year, there were three votes to go to the beach and two votes to visit the canyon. |
| definition 2: |
A vote is the act of a group of people in which each person expresses his or her choice about something.
There will be a vote in the town council tomorrow, and it will decide the issue of the new highway.When we couldn't decide if Briana should join our team our not, Jasmin suggested we take a vote. |
| definition 3: |
When people have the vote, it means that they have the right to make a choice in an election.
American women had to fight hard for the vote, and they got it in 1920. Women had the vote in some other countries before this, but women in some countries didn't get the vote until many years later. |
| related words: |
choice |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
votes, voting, voted |
| definition: |
When you vote, you make a choice about which thing or person you think is the best for something, and other people make their choice too.
Americans don't have a king or queen. They vote for a president and other representatives.On Halloween, the class votes for the best costume. |
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