Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
VOTE
I. noun see: vow
Date: 15th century
1. a usually formal expression of opinion or will in response to a proposed decision, the total number of such expressions of opinion made known at a single time (as at an election), an expression of opinion or preference that resembles a vote, ballot 1, the collective opinion or verdict of a body of persons expressed by voting, the right to cast a vote,
4. the act or process of voting , a method of voting, a formal expression of a wish, will, or choice voted by a meeting,
6. voter , a group of voters with some common and identifying characteristics ,
7. chiefly British a proposition to be voted on, appropriation ,
II. verb (voted; voting)
Date: 1552
intransitive verb to express one's views in response to a poll, to express an opinion , transitive verb to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize by vote ,
2. to adjudge by general agreement ; declare , to offer as a suggestion ; propose ,
3. to cause to vote in a given way, to cause to be cast for or against a proposal, to vote in accordance with or in the interest of