vote

vote n

L. vōtum, vow, wish.

  1. Choice; selection; suffrage; expression of preference.

vote [-d] v

L. vōt- < L. vovēre, vōtāre, to vow, desire, to devote by a vow.

  1. Declare; decide about; consign to die; designate for execution; announce a verdict for; assign the death sentence to; impose capital punishment upon.