What part of speech is votes?

Votes can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. votes is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of vote (infinitive).
  • 2. votes is a noun, plural of vote.

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Verb

Noun

What does votes mean?

Definitions

Verb
vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
vote - express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket"
vote - bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"
vote - express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
vote - be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience"

Noun
vote - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
vote - the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
vote - a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
vote - the total number of voters who participated; "they are expecting a large vote"
vote - a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"
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Examples of votes

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1. noun What we are trying to do is solicit votes for the band, in order to put them in first place.
2. noun So now the Senate is getting ready to vote soon, on whether to approve him or not; and at this moment (evening of Jan. 27, 2006) it looks like he has more than the fifty-one votes needed for approval.
3. noun Percentage of votes cast during the 2002 midterm elections that were recorded by Election Systems & Software, the largest voting-technology firm, a big Republican donor.
4. noun Percentage of votes that will be cast via computer voting machines that don't produce a paper record.
5. noun The bill passed by a small majority of 10 votes.
6. noun The Clinton camp became desperate to eliminate the white votes Obama had got in both states.
7. noun In most elections, whichever candidate gets the majority of the votes, wins the election.
8. noun Nagano beat Salt Lake City by 46 votes to 42.
9. noun Were those women in favor of votes for women?
10. noun At best he'll get 1,000 votes.
11. noun He solicited our votes.
12. noun He attracted votes away from both candidates.
13. noun Their party won the most votes in the election.
14. noun Tom won the election by just three votes.
15. noun Her party won the most votes in the election.
16. verb A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy.
17. verb Tom always votes for the opposition.
18. verb Vote the Democratic ticket.
19. verb I vote that we all go home.
20. verb Vote one's conscience.
21. verb Even there, many Kurds look and act as if they are going to grab the chance to vote them out of power.
22. verb You can vote at the following link, it will only take a few seconds.
23. verb Yes, it is true that some people don't like the way they think he will vote on the Supreme Court.
24. verb But other people do like the way they think he will vote, and the ones who favor him seem to outnumber the ones who oppose him.
25. verb So now the Senate is getting ready to vote soon, on whether to approve him or not; and at this moment (evening of Jan. 27, 2006) it looks like he has more than the fifty-one votes needed for approval.
26. verb Now you've come of age, you have the right to vote.
27. verb For whom will you vote for president?
28. verb We are entitled to vote at the age of twenty.
29. verb It is very brave of you to vote against the plan.
30. verb Everyone should exercise their right to vote.
Sentence  
noun
What we are trying to do is solicit votes for the band, in order to put them in first place.
So now the Senate is getting ready to vote soon, on whether to approve him or not; and at this moment (evening of Jan. 27, 2006) it looks like he has more than the fifty-one votes needed for approval.
Percentage of votes cast during the 2002 midterm elections that were recorded by Election Systems & Software, the largest voting-technology firm, a big Republican donor.
Percentage of votes that will be cast via computer voting machines that don't produce a paper record.
The bill passed by a small majority of 10 votes.
The Clinton camp became desperate to eliminate the white votes Obama had got in both states.
In most elections, whichever candidate gets the majority of the votes, wins the election.
Nagano beat Salt Lake City by 46 votes to 42.
Were those women in favor of votes for women?
At best he'll get 1,000 votes.
He solicited our votes.
He attracted votes away from both candidates.
Their party won the most votes in the election.
Tom won the election by just three votes.
Her party won the most votes in the election.
verb
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy.
Tom always votes for the opposition.
Vote the Democratic ticket.
I vote that we all go home.
Vote one's conscience.
Even there, many Kurds look and act as if they are going to grab the chance to vote them out of power.
You can vote at the following link, it will only take a few seconds.
Yes, it is true that some people don't like the way they think he will vote on the Supreme Court.
But other people do like the way they think he will vote, and the ones who favor him seem to outnumber the ones who oppose him.
So now the Senate is getting ready to vote soon, on whether to approve him or not; and at this moment (evening of Jan. 27, 2006) it looks like he has more than the fifty-one votes needed for approval.
Now you've come of age, you have the right to vote.
For whom will you vote for president?
We are entitled to vote at the age of twenty.
It is very brave of you to vote against the plan.
Everyone should exercise their right to vote.
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