1. (noun)vote, ballot, voting, balloting a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
2. (noun)vote the opinion of a group as determined by voting "they put the question to a vote"
3. (noun)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"
4. (noun)vote a body of voters who have the same interests "he failed to get the Black vote"
5. (noun)vote, voter turnout the totalnumber of voters who participated "they are expecting a large vote"
6. (verb)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"