symbol symÂ·bol (sÄ­m'bÉl) n. Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. A printed or written sign used to represent an operation, an element, a quantity, or a relation, as in mathematics or chemistry.
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vote of confidence. vote. (the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate. In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter. 1. to cast or record one's vote.