vote (/vəʊt/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /vəʊt/
Meaning
Meaning: choose in election
To formally choose someone or something, usually in an election.
Examples
🗣 Citizens over the age of eighteen are allowed to vote in the national election.
Etymology
From Latin ‘votum’ (a vow, wish), from ‘vovere’ (to vow).
How & Where It’s Used
Central to democracy; both a noun and a verb.
Tags: politics, society