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VOHT/vəʊt/

Vote means show your choice in an election or meeting: vote for someone, vote on a plan, the right to vote. Voter is the person. Election is the event. Ballot is more formal for the paper or process. Past: voted. Do not write boat when you mean vote.

Meaning

To show your choice in an election or a group decision.

Examples

• “We will vote for the class representative tomorrow.”
• “The class voted for a trip to the museum.”
• “You must be eighteen to vote in that election.”

Good to know

vote for / vote on. Person: voter. Event: election. Mix-up: boat. Past: voted.

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