From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Vote \Vote\, n. [L. votum a vow, wish, will, fr. vovere, votum,
to vow: cf. F. vote. See {Vow}.]
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1. An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer. [Obs.]
--Massinger.
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2. A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of
persons, expressed in some received and authorized way;
the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or
choice, in regard to any measure proposed, in which the
person voting has an interest in common with others,
either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws,
rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage.
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3. That by means of which will or preference is expressed in
elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a
ticket; as, a written vote.
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The freeman casting with unpurchased hand
The vote that shakes the turrets of the land.
--Holmes.
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4. Expression of judgment or will by a majority; legal
decision by some expression of the minds of a number; as,
the vote was unanimous; a vote of confidence.
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5. Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote.
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{Casting vote}, {Cumulative vote}, etc. See under {Casting},
{Cumulative}, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Casting \Cast"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.
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2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of
shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process
of pouring molten metal into a mold.
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3. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so
cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.
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4. The warping of a board. --Brande & C.
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5. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as
skin, feathers, excrement, etc.
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{Casting of draperies}, the proper distribution of the folds
of garments, in painting and sculpture.
{Casting line} (Fishing), the leader; also, sometimes applied
to the long reel line.
{Casting net}, a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction
from a net that is set and left.
{Casting voice}, {Casting vote}, the decisive vote of a
presiding officer, when the votes of the assembly or house
are equally divided. "When there was an equal vote, the
governor had the casting voice." --B. Trumbull.
{Casting weight}, a weight that turns a balance when exactly
poised.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
casting vote
n 1: the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve
a tie
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