vote: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with V · ends with E
Meaning of vote
noun
A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
Example: The city council decided the matter should go to public vote.
An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
Example: The Supreme Court upheld the principle of one person, one vote.
Any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published.
Example: dissenting vote (i.e. in particular the differing opinion published with a judicial judgment considered as a source of information)
- obsolete
An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
Listed forms: votes.
Source: Wiktionary — vote.
verb
- intransitive
To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.
Example: Q: Did you vote last month? A: Yes. I voted for John Smith, and it's a shame that he lost; you can't blame me for the mess we're in now.
- transitive
To choose or grant (some objective) by means of a vote, or by general consent.
Example: The directors voted an increase in R&D spending.
- transitive
To exercise one's voting right upon (a ballot or a share of stock).
Example: vote your ballot
Listed forms: votes, voting, voted, glossary, votest.
Source: Wiktionary — vote.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for vote.
noun
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
noun
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
- right to vote
- suffrage
noun
the total number of voters who participated
- voter turnout
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is vote in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of vote
V(4) + O(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of vote
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from vote
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in vote. Showing up to 24, longest first.