vote

Everyday

1. To vote is to choose someone or something by showing your hand, ticking a paper or pressing a button, so a group can decide. tree →
2. (noun) A vote is one person's choice in such a decision. tree →
3. (noun) A vote is also the act of choosing as a group: let's have a vote. tree →
4. The right to vote in elections. tree →

In the lessons

Used at school: class votes, voting for the school council, voting by hands up. In citizenship and history lessons: elections, democracy; women fought for the vote. In maths: tally charts and bar charts of votes; the most votes wins (the majority).

Examples

• Let's vote on the class pet's name. tree →
• I voted for the red team. tree →
• She won the school council vote with 12 votes. tree →
• Adults vote in elections. tree →
• Women once could not vote. tree →
• Put your hand up to vote. tree →
• Count the votes on a tally chart. tree →
• The Fox did not vote for the Monkey and was much disgusted with the Animals for electing so unworthy a ruler. tree →

Note

Regular verb: voted, voting. Person: voter. "Vote for" someone or something; "vote on" a question. In maths, a majority means more than half of all the votes.