Definition of votes:
(v) :
(intransitive) To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.
(n) :
An act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot.
(n) :
A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
(v) :
(transitive) To choose or grant (some objective) by means of a vote, or by general consent.
(v) :
(transitive) To exercise one's voting right upon (a ballot or a share of stock).
(n) :
Any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published.