Vote

/vəʊt/

Synonyms for "vote" (179 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (36)

Noun(8 words)
ballotsuffrageballot processballotingballotscandidate selectionchoice by votecount
absentee votingacceptanceadherenceadmirationapprobationapprovalaustralian ballotayebackback upballotballot-box stuffingbe enfranchisedbe implicated inbear a handblessingcanvasscanvassingcard votingcast a ballot
Show 7 more words
casting votechip inchoosecloturecolonizationcommittee considerationcontribute
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (54)

countenancecounting headscumulative systemcumulative votingdebatedeciding votedeliberationdesiredividedivisionelectelectionelection fraudelectorendorseendorsementenfranchisementenglishenter intoesteem
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fagot votefavorfavorable votefemale suffragefilibusterfilibusteringfilingfirst readingfloatingfranchisego intograveyard votehand votehare systemhave suffragehelp decidehousehold franchiseindorseintroductionjoinjoin inlanguagelist systemlogrollingmake the scenemanhood suffragenaynonod

Related words (89)

nominatenontransferable voteokopinionoptpartakepartake ofparticipateparticipate inplebisciteplebiscitumplumpplumperplural systemplural votepollpollingprpreferencepreferential system
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preferential votingproportional representationproxyproxy votingpull an oarrecord votereferendumrepeatingrepresentationrespectright to voterising voteroll callsanctionsayseal of approvalsecond readingsecret ballotshow of handssingle systemsingle transferrable votesingle votesingle-member districtsit insit in onsnap votestamp of approvalsteamroller methodsstraw votesuffragesuffragettesuffragettismsuffragismsuffragistsupporttablingtake part intalkathonthe votethird readingtickettransferable voteuniversal suffrageviva vocevoicevoice votevotervotingvoting machinevoting rightwoman-suffragistwrite inwrite-inwrite-in voteyeayea voteyeas and naysyes
Noun(9 words)
pass by votepeople who voteplebiscitespollright to votestakeholder votingtallyvoter turnoutvoting
Adjective(2 words)
political eventtribal council elections

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: ballot, suffrage, absentee voting, acceptance, adherence.
  • Sentence evidence is available for vote, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "vote"

Keep "vote" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

25 entries
bodychoicechoosecivil rightdecisiondecision makingdeliberative processelection resultelectoral actenfranchisementexpressfranchisegroup actiongroup decision makingnumerical quantityoption

Showing 16 of 25 words.

More specific

15 entries
absentee votebinding voteearly votemajority votemotion voteplurality voteprovisional votereferendumroll-call votesecret ballotunanimous voteuniversal suffragevoice votewomen's suffragewrite in vote

Collocations

10 entries
ballot boxelectoral votepolling placeproxy votesecret ballotuniversal suffragevote countvote tallyvoter turnoutvoting rights

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Translations

126 translations across 87 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • stem noun (formalised choice)

Albanian

3 entries
  • drejtë noun (formalised choice)
  • votim noun (formalised choice)
  • votë noun (formalised choice)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • χειροτονίᾱ noun (formalised choice)
  • ψηφοφορίᾱ noun (formalised choice)

Arabic

2 entries
  • تَصْوِيت noun (formalised choice)
  • صَوْت noun (formalised choice)

Armenian

1 entries
  • քվեարկություն noun (formalised choice)

Assamese

1 entries
  • ভোট noun (formalised choice)

Asturian

1 entries
  • votu noun (formalised choice)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • səs noun (formalised choice)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • тауыш noun (formalised choice)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • во́тум noun (formalised choice)
  • го́лас noun (formalised choice)

Bengali

1 entries
  • ভোট noun (formalised choice)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • глас noun (formalised choice)

Burmese

2 entries
  • မဲ noun (formalised choice)
  • မဲဆန္ဒ noun (formalised choice)

Catalan

1 entries
  • vot noun (formalised choice)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 投票 noun (formalised choice)
  • 表決 /表决 noun (formalised choice)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 投票 noun (formalised choice)
  • 表決 /表决 noun (formalised choice)

Czech

1 entries
  • hlas noun (formalised choice)

Danish

2 entries
  • afstemning noun (formalised choice)
  • stemme noun (formalised choice)

Dari

1 entries
  • رَأْی noun (formalised choice)

Dutch

2 entries
  • stem noun (formalised choice)
  • stembusgang noun (formalised choice)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • baloto noun (formalised choice)
  • voĉdono noun (formalised choice)

Estonian

1 entries
  • hääletamine noun (formalised choice)

Finnish

2 entries
  • äänestys noun (formalised choice)
  • ääni noun (formalised choice)

French

2 entries
  • voix noun (formalised choice)
  • vote noun (formalised choice)

Galician

1 entries
  • voto noun (formalised choice)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ხმა noun (formalised choice)

German

2 entries
  • Stimme noun (formalised choice)
  • Votum noun (formalised choice)

Greek

1 entries
  • ψηφοφορία noun (formalised choice)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • בְּחִירָה noun (formalised choice)

Hindi

1 entries
  • वोट noun (formalised choice)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • szavazás noun (formalised choice)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • kosning noun (formalised choice)

Ilocano

1 entries
  • botos noun (formalised choice)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • pemungutan suara noun (formalised choice)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • رَأْی noun (formalised choice)

Irish

1 entries
  • vóta noun (formalised choice)

Italian

1 entries
  • voto noun (formalised choice)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 投票 noun (formalised choice)

Kashubian

1 entries
  • głos noun (formalised choice)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • вотум noun (formalised choice)
  • дауыс noun (formalised choice)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ការបោះឆ្នោត noun (formalised choice)

Korean

1 entries
  • 투표 noun (formalised choice)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • вотум noun (formalised choice)
  • добуш noun (formalised choice)

Lao

2 entries
  • ການເລືອກຕັ້ງ noun (formalised choice)
  • ຄະແນນ noun (formalised choice)

Latin

1 entries
  • suffrāgium noun (formalised choice)

Latvian

2 entries
  • balsošana noun (formalised choice)
  • balss noun (formalised choice)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • balsas noun (formalised choice)

Luganda

1 entries
  • okulonda noun (formalised choice)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • глас noun (formalised choice)

Malay

1 entries
  • undian noun (formalised choice)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • санал noun (formalised choice)
  • ᠰᠠᠨᠠᠯ noun (formalised choice)

Māori

1 entries
  • pōti noun (formalised choice)

Norman

1 entries
  • vote noun (formalised choice)

Northern Sami

1 entries
  • jienasteapmi noun (formalised choice)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • avstemning noun (formalised choice)
  • stemme noun (formalised choice)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • avrøysting noun (formalised choice)
  • avstemming noun (formalised choice)

Occitan

1 entries
  • vòt noun (formalised choice)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • آرا noun (formalised choice)

Pashto

1 entries
  • رايه noun (formalised choice)

Piedmontese

1 entries
  • vot noun (formalised choice)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Stemm noun (formalised choice)

Polish

2 entries
  • głos noun (formalised choice)
  • wotum noun (formalised choice)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • voto noun (formalised choice)

Romanian

1 entries
  • vot noun (formalised choice)

Russian

2 entries
  • во́тум noun (formalised choice)
  • го́лос noun (formalised choice)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • glȃs noun (formalised choice)
  • гла̑с noun (formalised choice)

Slovak

1 entries
  • hlas noun (formalised choice)

Slovene

1 entries
  • glás noun (formalised choice)

Spanish

2 entries
  • plebiscito noun (formalised choice)
  • votación noun (formalised choice)

Swedish

2 entries
  • omröstning noun (formalised choice)
  • röstning noun (formalised choice)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • boto noun (formalised choice)

Tajik

2 entries
  • овоз noun (formalised choice)
  • раъй noun (formalised choice)

Tamil

2 entries
  • ஓட்டு noun (formalised choice)
  • வாக்கு noun (formalised choice)

Tatar

1 entries
  • тавыш noun (formalised choice)

Telugu

1 entries
  • వోటు noun (formalised choice)

Thai

2 entries
  • การเลือกตั้ง noun (formalised choice)
  • เสียง noun (formalised choice)

Turkish

3 entries
  • oy noun (formalised choice)
  • oylama noun (formalised choice)
  • rey noun (formalised choice)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • ses noun (formalised choice)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • во́тум noun (formalised choice)
  • го́лос noun (formalised choice)

Urdu

2 entries
  • رائے noun (formalised choice)
  • ووٹ noun (formalised choice)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ئاۋاز noun (formalised choice)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • ovoz noun (formalised choice)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • (cuộc) biểu quyết noun (formalised choice)
  • (cuộc) bầu cử noun (formalised choice)
  • (cuộc) đi bầu noun (formalised choice)
  • (sự) bầu phiếu noun (formalised choice)

Walloon

3 entries
  • vote noun (formalised choice)
  • vwès noun (formalised choice)
  • vôtaedje noun (formalised choice)

Welsh

1 entries
  • pleidlais noun (formalised choice)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • שטים noun (formalised choice)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • rey (diq) noun (formalised choice)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Now you've come of age, you have the right to vote.

Source: tatoeba (16390)

Each man must cast a vote.

Source: tatoeba (21748)

For whom will you vote for president?

Source: tatoeba (22346)

We are entitled to vote at the age of twenty.

Source: tatoeba (22784)

Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "vote"?

Closest matches include ballot, suffrage, absentee voting, acceptance, adherence.

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