Vote vs Votress - What's the difference?
vote | votress |
A formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities.
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An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
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* (1809-1894)
*:The freeman casting with unpurchased hand / The vote that shakes the turrets of the land.
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*: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)
To cast a vote; to assert a formalised choice in an election.
* F. W. Robertson
A female votary.
A female that votes; a female voter.
As a verb vote
is .As a noun votress is
a female votary or votress can be a female that votes; a female voter.vote
English
Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* donkey vote * conscience vote * free vote * get out the vote * informal vote * subvote * vote mob * whipped voteVerb
(vot)- The depository may vote shares on behalf of investors who have not submitted instruction to the bank.
- 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 feetSee also
* elect * nominateAnagrams
* ----votress
English
Etymology 1
Syncopic alteration of votaress by analogy with enchantress et al.Alternative forms
*Noun
(es)References
* “?votress¹]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989
Etymology 2
Noun
(es)References
* “?votress²]” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989