the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative |
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office | the opinion of a group as determined by voting |
the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists) | a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment |
the status or fact of being elected | the total number of voters who participated |
| a body of voters who have the same interests |