Meaning

noun a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

noun the opinion of a group as determined by voting

noun a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *wagjazbor.? Proto-Baltic [Term?]bor.? Proto-Finnic *vakja Votic vadʹdʹõ? Votic vadʹdʹader. German Wotebor. English Vote From German Wote, ultimately from Votic vadʹdʹa, vadʹdʹalain (“Votian”). Compare Estonian vadjalane.

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