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Vole vs Vote - What's the difference?

vole | vote |

As nouns the difference between vole and vote

is that vole is any of a large number of species of small rodents of the family Cricetidae while vote is a formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities.

As verbs the difference between vole and vote

is that vole is to win all the tricks by a vole while vote is to cast a vote; to assert a formalised choice in an election.

vole

English

(wikipedia vole)

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the family Cricetidae.
  • Derived terms
    * volelike * water vole

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A deal in a card game that draws all the tricks.
  • (Jonathan Swift)

    Verb

    (vol)
  • (card games) To win all the tricks by a vole.
  • (Alexander Pope)
    (Webster 1913)

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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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