n. [ L. votum a vow, wish, will, fr. vovere, votum, to vow: cf. F. vote. See Vow. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The freeman casting with unpurchased hand
The vote that shakes the turrets of the land. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]
Casting vote,
Cumulative vote, etc.
v. i.
The vote for a duelist is to assist in the prostration of justice, and, indirectly, to encourage the crime. L. Beecher. [ 1913 Webster ]
To vote on large principles, to vote honestly, requires a great amount of information. F. W. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Parliament voted them one hundred thousand pounds. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who votes; one who has a legal right to vote, or give his suffrage; an elector; a suffragist;