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votea formal choice made by a group of people

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a formal choice made by a group of people

Pronunciation (IPA): /voʊt/

Example Sentences

  • I vote we order pizza instead of cooking dinner tonight.
  • My cat somehow got more votes than me in the class president election.
  • Every citizen has the right to vote in democratic elections.

vote

NOUN

[/voʊt/]

a formal choice made by a group of people

Citizens line up at the polling station to vote for their next leader.
💡 Concept

Citizens line up at the polling station to vote for their next leader.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/voʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/vəʊt/

🌳Etymology

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🎵Rhyme

notecoatboatquote
note
coat
boat
quote

🔗Collocations

cast a vote
vote of confidence
popular vote
swing vote
vote against
unanimous vote
vote down

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I vote we order pizza instead of cooking dinner tonight.

😄 Fun example

My cat somehow got more votes than me in the class president election.

Every citizen has the right to vote in democratic elections.

The vote was so close they had to count the ballots three times.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ballotelectpollchooseselect

Antonyms

abstainreject

Related

electiondemocracycandidateballotpolling

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