action of the verb to vote

present participle of vote

An often informal vote to thank some chairman or other officer of an organization for the work he has done on the organization's behalf, and sometimes ending with the presentation of a gift.

(transitive, idiomatic) To defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.

A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.

The distribution of a material benefit to an individual voter in exchange for support in a ballot

(transitive or intransitive) To expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.

A vote that is held by members calling out aye or nay, used in cases where result is not contested or at least not close and a count is not needed to determine if the motion passes.

plural of voice vote

(politics) A type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.