noun A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
The city council decided the matter should go to public vote.
noun An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
The Supreme Court upheld the principle of one person, one vote.
noun An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
noun A formalized petition or request.
noun Any judgment of intellect leading to a formal opinion, a point of view.
noun 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.
dissenting vote (i.e. in particular the differing opinion published with a judicial judgment considered as a source of information)
noun a spending area or group of appropriations within the national budget, representing specific sectors, departments or functional areas.
verb To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.
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.