vote

• voice; act of making an official choice, election; official choice; eligibility to vote; total number of votes; result of an election
cast a ballot; officially choose one out of a number of options; voice a suggestion
your vote is your choice in an election or at a meeting where decisions are taken.
when a group of people have a vote or take a vote, they make a decision by allowing each person in the group to say what they would prefer.
in an election, the vote is the total number of people who have indicated their choice.
when you vote, you make your choice in an election or at a meeting, by writing on a piece of paper or by raising your hand.
if you vote for a particular person, political party, or course of action, you show that you support that person, party, or course of action by making a choice at an election or meeting.
people have the vote when they have the legal right to indicate in an election who they would like to represent them as their government.
if you vote with your feet, you show that you do not support something by leaving the place where it is happening or the organization that is supporting it.
if a proposal or demand is voted down, it is rejected, especially as the result of a formal vote.
when people vote in a person or political party, they give them enough votes in an election for them to hold a position of power.
when people vote someone off an elected committee, they do not give them enough votes to continue to be a member of that committee.
when people vote out a person or political party, they do not give them enough votes in an election to allow them to continue holding a position of power.