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What is the difference between nominate and vote?

nominate | vote |

In obsolete terms the difference between nominate and vote

is that nominate is to entitle, confer a name upon while vote is an ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.

As verbs the difference between nominate and vote

is that nominate is to name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office while vote is to cast a vote; to assert a formalised choice in an election.

As an adjective nominate

is nominotypical.

As a noun vote is

a formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities.

nominate

English

Verb

(nominat)
  • To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.
  • (obsolete) To entitle, confer a name upon.
  • * 1658': the City of ''Norwich'' [...] was enlarged, builded and '''nominated by the ''Saxons''. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (zoology) nominotypical
    • the nominate subspecies

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    vote

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities.
  • :
  • :
  • An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
  • :
  • * (1809-1894)
  • *:The freeman casting with unpurchased hand / The vote that shakes the turrets of the land.
  • *
  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
  • (label) An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.
  • :(Massinger)

    • Derived terms

    * donkey vote * conscience vote * free vote * get out the vote * informal vote * subvote * vote mob * whipped vote

    Verb

    (vot)
  • To cast a vote; to assert a formalised choice in an election.
    • The depository may vote shares on behalf of investors who have not submitted instruction to the bank.
  • * F. W. Robertson
    • To vote' on large principles, to ' vote honestly, requires a great amount of information.

    Derived terms

    * voter * vote in * vote out * vote with one's feet

    See also

    * elect * nominate

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