Definitions for votes

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votes vote

Spelling: [voht]

IPA: /voʊt/

Votes is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in votes (eostv).

Definitions for votes

noun

1. a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
2. the means by which such expression is made, as a ballot, ticket, etc.
3. the right to such expression:
4. the decision reached by voting, as by a majority of ballots cast:
5. a collective expression of will as inferred from a number of votes:
6. an expression, as of some judgment:

verb (used with object)

1. to enact, establish, or determine by vote:
2. to support by one's vote:
3. to advocate by or as by one's vote:
4. to declare or decide by general consent:
5. to encourage or cause to vote, especially in a particular way.

verb (used without object)

1. to express or signify will or choice in a matter, as by casting a ballot:

Origin of votes

1425-75; late Middle English (noun) Latin vōtum a vow

Examples for votes

Asian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate.

Weiss is likely to get confirmed even as Warren and a handful of other progressive Democrats vote no.

It came to a vote, and it was stricken out, two to one in the vote.

Members that never attended were drummed up to vote against the bill.

It should have come when the right to vote was granted to women in the Church.

A vote was taken on the question of exile, and the black pebbles predominated.

Already, 10 Republicans have declared they will vote for an alternative candidate and more seemed poised to join.

The ministry escaped censure when the vote was taken by a bare majority.

In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.

By 2012, Democratic President Barack Obama owned the Asian-American vote, winning it by 47 percentage points.