1 a [count] : the official choice that you make in an election, meeting, etc., by casting a ballot, raising your hand, speaking your choice aloud, etc.
▪ They are counting/tallying the votes now. ▪ There are 20 votes in favor and 12 against. ▪ He got 56 percent of the votes. ▪ She's campaigning hard to raise money and win votes. ▪ People waited in line to cast their votes. ▪ I cast my vote for the Republican/Democratic candidate.
b [singular] : the result of voting
▪ The vote was in her favor. ▪ She won by a vote of 206 to 57. 2 the vote a : the legal right to vote
▪ In 1920, American women won the vote.
b : the whole group of people in an area who have the right to vote — usually used in the phrase get out the vote ▪ Volunteers for his campaign helped get out the vote [=persuade people to go vote] on Election Day.
c : the total number of votes made in an election
▪ The candidate won only 10 percent of the vote.
d : a particular group of people who have the right to vote
▪ He tried to win the youth/Black/farm/business vote. 3 [singular] : an occurrence in which a group of people make a decision about something by voting
▪ Let's take a vote. All those in favor say “aye.” ▪ The issue never came to a vote. ▪ The referendum will be put to a vote.