Definition

1. Verb:
   • To vote: To formally express one's opinion or choice in a meeting, assembly, or group in order to make a collective decision. This is the core meaning, indicating the act of participating in a decision-making process.
   • To decide by vote: Refers to the process through which a group reaches a resolution or makes a choice by collecting and counting votes.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đại hội biểu quyết tán thành. (The plenary assembly voted for approval.)
  • Chúng tôi sẽ biểu quyết về đề xuất này vào chiều nay. (We will vote on this proposal this afternoon.)
  • Mọi thành viên đều có quyền biểu quyết. (Every member has the right to vote.)

Advanced Usage

• "giơ tay biểu quyết": to vote by a show of hands; a common method of voting where participants raise their hands to indicate their choice.

  • Chủ tọa đề nghị đại biểu giơ tay biểu quyết. (The chairperson requested delegates to vote by a show of hands.)

• "lấy biểu quyết": to take a vote; to conduct the process of collecting votes.

  • Sau cuộc tranh luận, hội đồng tiến hành lấy biểu quyết. (After the debate, the council proceeded to take a vote.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bỏ phiếu (v): to cast a ballot; to vote, often implying the use of ballots or secret voting methods.

  • Cử tri sẽ bỏ phiếu bầu tổng thống vào Chủ nhật. (Voters will cast ballots for the president on Sunday.)

• Đưa ra biểu quyết (v phrase): to put something to a vote; to submit a matter for a voting decision.

  • Vấn đề cuối cùng đã được đưa ra biểu quyết. (The final issue was put to a vote.)

Synonyms

• Vote: To express a choice in a formal setting.
• Ballot: To vote by using a ballot (though "ballot" is more specific to the method).
• Decide by vote: To reach a conclusion through voting.

Related Terms and Phrases

• Quyền biểu quyết (n): voting rights; the entitlement to participate in a vote.

  • Đại biểu dự thính không có quyền biểu quyết. (Observers do not have voting rights.)

• Kết quả biểu quyết (n): the result of the vote; the outcome after votes are counted.

  • Kết quả biểu quyết sẽ được công bố ngay. (The result of the vote will be announced immediately.)

verb

1. To vote
   • đại hội biểu quyết tán thành
     the plenary assembly voted approval
   • giơ tay biểu quyết
     to vote by a show of hands