votes is a form of:
Vote
noun
- 1.
- (A formal expression of one's opinion or choice on a matter under discussion, the total number of votes given by a certain group, the right to vote, a decision on a proposal, the ballot, the right to exercise such a decision, etc., votes collectively a specified group of voters) each member has one vote សំឡេងមួយ, ឆ្នោតមួយ, put it to a vote ការបោះឆ្នោតឬបញ្ចេញមតិ vote of thanks ការបង្ហាញឱ្យឃើញ
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ការបោះឆ្នោត, សំឡេងឆ្នោតគាំទ្រ, សិទ្ធិធ្វើការបោះឆ្នោត
verb — past tense: voted ; past participle: voted ; present participle: voting ;
- 1.
- បោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតាមរយៈការបោះឆ្នោត, ស្នើថា, ផ្តល់ឱ្យ (ប្រាក់..) តាមការបោះឆ្នោត
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (to express preference in a matter by ballot, to decide. to declare by general opinion) បោះឆ្នោត
Example: an open (a secret) vote, an affirmative (a negative) vote, a vote of confidence, split one's vote. - 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) Vote a straight ticket បោះឆ្នោតទាំងអស់អោយទៅខាងណាម្ខាង, vote a raise សម្រេចដោយបោះឆ្នោត
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
- 2.
- A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of persons, expressed in some received and authorized way; the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws, rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage.
- 3.
- That by means of which will or preference is expressed in elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a ticket; as, a written vote.
- 4.
- Expression of judgment or will by a majority; legal decision by some expression of the minds of a number; as, the vote was unanimous; a vote of confidence.
- 5.
- Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote.
verb — past tense: voted ; past participle: voted ; present participle: voting ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by a vote; as, he was voted a bore.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To condemn; to devote; to doom.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To choose by suffrage; to elect; as, to vote a candidate into office.