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vote(1)(dictionary)
vote of thanks(dictionary)
VOTE(law)
vote(2)(dictionary)
Partial vote(finance)
Proxy vote(finance)
Partial Vote(money)

critical pressure (medicine) and vote(2) (iou)


critical pressure (medicine)


critical pressure


The minimum pressure required to liquefy a gas at the critical temperature.


vote(2) (iou)



vote verb. M16.
[Partly from Latin vot- pa. ppl stem of vovere to vow, desire; partly from the noun.]
verb trans. Dedicate by a vow, esp. to a deity. Now rare. M16.
verb intrans. Cast a vote; Exercise one's right to do this; express a choice or preference by ballot, show of hands, etc. (Foll. by against, for, to; also with adverbial compl.) M16.
C. P. Snow He voted radical and she was a vehement tory. A. J. P. Taylor Some fifty Liberals voted against the bill. Guardian The pro-abortion lobby was looking hopefully..at that 50 per cent of the adult population which does not vote. Financial Times At the June election, many Moslems voted for Dr Ahmet Sadik.
verb trans. Of a legislative body, committee, etc.: enact, establish, or ratify by vote; grant or confer by vote. M16.
W. Selwyn Having in common council voted a petition to the king. E. Forsey Monies are voted by Parliament to be disbursed for a stated purpose.
verb trans. Submit (a matter) to a vote; vote on. rare. L16-L17.
verb trans. Decide by vote that, to do. M17.
J. Purseglove Parliament voted that King George III award Elkington $1,000. Financial Times College lecturers have voted by a 0.5 majority to end their..dispute.
verb trans. Put in a specified position by a vote. Foll. by preposition or adverb. M17.
Longman's Magazine My name has been voted off the list of your committee. Guardian Mr Gabor Roszik of the HDF was voted into Parliament.
verb trans.
a. Declare or pronounce by common consent (to be). M17.
b. Propose; suggest that. Chiefly in I vote. colloq. E19.
E. Bowen I vote we take those two on again.
verb trans. Present for voting; record the votes of (electors). US. M19.
E. W. Nye I believe they vote people there who have been dead for centuries.
verb trans. Exercise the voting rights of (shares). M20.
Phrases, & with adverbs in specialized senses: vote down defeat in a vote. vote in elect (a person) or approve (a measure) as a result of a vote. vote with one's feet indicate an opinion by one's presence or absence.