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vote
A	noun
	1	vote
			the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚vote ╚election ╚referendum ╚plebiscite
	2	vote, ballot, voting, balloting
			a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚choice; selection; option; pick ╚vote, ballot, voting, balloting ╚write-in ╚veto ╚casting vote ╚multiple voting ╚straight ticket ╚split ticket ╚secret ballot ╚block vote
	3	right to vote, vote, suffrage
			a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚abstraction; abstract ╚right ╚legal right ╚franchise; enfranchisement ╚right to vote, vote, suffrage
	4	vote, voter turnout
			the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚quantity ╚numerical quantity ╚vote, voter turnout
	5	vote
			a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚social group ╚gathering; assemblage ╚body ╚vote
B	verb
	1	vote
			express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
		Category Tree: decide; make up one's mind; determine ╚choose; take; select; pick out ╚vote ╚outvote ╚turn thumbs down; vote down ╚write in
	2	vote
			bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚mean; intend ╚denote; refer ╚express; state ╚vote ╚vote
	3	vote
			express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚mean; intend ╚denote; refer ╚express; state ╚vote ╚vote
	4	vote
			express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚convey; impart ╚mean; intend ╚denote; refer ╚express; state ╚vote ╚bullet vote
	5	vote
			be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience"

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