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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Princeton's WordNet(3.91 / 11 votes)Rate this definition: vote, ballot, voting, balloting(noun) a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative. there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion; they allowed just one vote per person. vote(noun) the opinion of a group as determined by voting. they put the question to a vote.