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| Main Entry: |
vote
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decision or right to decide representation |
| Synonyms: | aye, ballot, choice, franchise, majority, nay, plebiscite, poll, referendum, secret ballot, show of hands, suffrage, tally, ticket, will, wish, yea, yes or no |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to select; selection |
| Synonyms: | alternative, appraisal, choosing, cull, cup of tea, decision, determination, discretion, discrimination, distinction, druthers, election, evaluation, extract, favorite, finding, free will, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, rating, say, substitute, variety, verdict, volition, vote, weakness |
| Main Entry: | decide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a determination; settle an issue |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, adjudicate, agree, arrive at conclusion, award, call shots, cast the die, choose, cinch, clinch, come to agreement, come to conclusion, come to decision, commit oneself, conclude, conjecture, decree, determine, draw a conclusion, elect, end, establish, figure, fix upon, form opinion, gather, go down line, guess, have final word, judge, make a decision, make up mind, mediate, opt, pick, poll, purpose, reach decision, resolve, rule, select, set, surmise, take a stand, tap, vote, will |
| Antonyms: | defer, delay, hesitate, postpone, procrastinate, put off, wait |
| Main Entry: | elect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select as representative; choose |
| Synonyms: | accept, admit, appoint, ballot, conclude, cull, decide upon, designate, determine, go down the line, judge, mark, name, nominate, opt for, optate, pick, pick out, prefer, receive, resolve, settle, settle on, single out, take, tap, vote, vote for |
| Antonyms: | ignore, vote down, vote out |
| Main Entry: | franchise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authority, right |
| Synonyms: | authorization, ballot, charter, exemption, freedom, immunity, patent, prerogative, privilege, suffrage, vote |
| Main Entry: | poll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | census; tally of answers to questions of opinion |
| Synonyms: | ballot, canvass, count, figures, opinion, returns, sampling, survey, vote, voting |
| Main Entry: | poll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take census; question |
| Synonyms: | ballot, canvass, enroll, examine, interview, list, register, sample, send up a balloon, survey, tally, test the waters, vote |
| Main Entry: | voice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opinion |
| Synonyms: | approval, choice, decision, expression, option, part, participation, preference, representation, right of free speech, say, say-so, suffrage, vent, view, vote, vox populi, will, wish |
| Main Entry: | voting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | casting votes |
| Synonyms: | balloting, choosing, deciding, polling, vote |
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