Entry Word: vote

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the right to formally express one's position or will in an election <in the United States, women were granted the vote by the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920>

Synonyms enfranchisement, franchise, suffrage

Related Words say, voice

Antonyms disenfranchisement

2 a piece of paper indicating a personʼs preferences in an election <dropped her vote into the ballot box> — see ballot
3 the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion <he argued for a vote in the matter, since he was going to be affected by the final decision> — see voice 1