the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > give (a vote) [verb (transitive)] > vote secretly upon (3)
transitive. To vote upon (a proposal, candidate, etc.) for acceptance, selection, or rejection, using ballots or by ballot. Now rare.
To select by billet (see billet, n.1 5); to ballot. Obsolete.
intransitive. to ballot for: to select (a body of officials, etc.), elect or reject (an individual candidate), by secret voting. Frequently in…