Vote

vote

verb

{bc}to cast or conduct a {d_link|vote|vote:2}

vote

noun

{bc}a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision

vote-a-ra*ma

noun

{bc}an unusually large number of debates and votes that happen in one day on a single piece of legislation to which an unlimited number of amendments can be introduced, debated, and voted on

vote of no confidence

noun phrase

{bc}a formal vote by which the members of a legislature or similar deliberative body indicate that they no longer support a leader, government, etc.

vote along party lines

idiom

{bc}to vote in a manner that is consistent with the official policy or opinion of oneu0027s political party

vote of confidence

noun phrase

{bc}a formal process in which people (such as the members of a legislature) vote in order to indicate whether or not they support a leader, government, etc.

vote one's conscience

idiom

{bc}to vote as one feels he or she should

casting vote

noun

{bc}a deciding vote cast by a presiding officer to break a tie

straw vote

noun

{bc}an unofficial vote taken (as at a chance gathering) to indicate the relative strength of opposing candidates or issues

voice vote

noun

{bc}a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger