A vote represents a choice from a pool of candidates.

For older women, the vote represented a long overdue recognition of their plight.

The vote simultaneously represented a vote of confidence in the new government.

The votes that had been published represented approximately 2.7% of the total vote.

Right-to-Life votes represented just 5 percent, again not significant enough to be pivotal.

The vote represented a small but perhaps significant political victory for the United States.

But the women's vote does represent a conviction that something is wrong with the mores and style of running the country.

To those of us who have long admired French culture, this vote represents a shocking disappointment.

In that way, for many Turks, the vote represents a singular moment.

The vote - 64 to 36 - represents only incremental progress for abortion opponents.