2 entries found for vote.
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Function: noun
Text: 1 the right to formally express one's position or will in an election <in the United States, women were granted the vote by the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920>
Synonyms enfranchisement, franchise, suffrage
Related Words say, voice
Antonyms disenfranchisement
2 a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election <dropped her vote into the ballot box> -- see BALLOT
3 the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion <he argued for a vote in the matter, since he was going to be affected by the final decision> -- see VOICE 1