vote
Express political preference
A vote is a formal expression of choice in an election or decision: cast your vote, the vote was unanimous.
To vote is to express such a choice: I voted for the challenger.
Vote extends to any group decision: Let's vote on where to eat.
The vote can mean the right to participate: women winning the vote.
Vote of confidence signals support; no-confidence vote signals the opposite.
Person seeking selection
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- incumbentCurrent position holder
nominee · referendum · primary · caucus · registration · constituency · gerrymandering · turnout
Right to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- representationDepiction or likeness
- democracyRule by the people
citizenship · rights · disenfranchisement · equality · participation · civic · republic · legitimacy
Official court decision
- juryLegal decision-making body
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- majorityOver half of total
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
ruling · adjudicate · resolution · consensus · quorum · motion · abstain · ratify
Sound from throat
- influencePower to affect others
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- activismDirect effort for reform
- petitionFormal written appeal
rally · mobilize · grassroots · endorsement · support · bloc · coalition · constituent
candidate
Person seeking selection
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
incumbent · nominee · referendum · primary · caucus · registration · constituency · gerrymandering · turnout · absentee
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- representationDepiction or likeness
democracy · citizenship · rights · disenfranchisement · equality · participation · civic · republic · legitimacy · mandate
verdict
Official court decision
deliberation · ruling · adjudicate · resolution · consensus · quorum · motion · abstain · ratify · approve
voice
Sound from throat
- influencePower to affect others
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- activismDirect effort for reform
petition · rally · mobilize · grassroots · endorsement · support · bloc · coalition · constituent · stakeholder
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- "long O" wordsgo, no, so, oh, boat
- V-wordsvacuum, valley, value, vampire, van
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- democracyelection, elections, ballots, candidate, candidates
- electionsballots, candidates, polls, election day, primary
voteabstain
Deliberately not do
abstention · sit out · refrain · nonparticipation · stay home
Removal of voting rights
disenfranchise · voter suppression · disfranchisement · disqualification · exclusion
- votive candleSmall ritual offering light
- voted outRejected at the polls
- getting out the voteSpurring electoral participation
- right to voteLegal power to elect
- vote outRemove through election
- voting boothPrivate space for ballots
devoted, devotion, voting, devote, voter, votes, devotee, voted, voters