Which term means: to choose, endorse, decide the disposition of, defeat, or authorize by vote?

• A. Voting
• B. Involvement
• C. Democracy
• D. Perpetuate

Answer: (A)

Voting is the act of expressing a choice or approval by casting a ballot, and through those votes outcomes are decided—whether selecting among options, endorsing a proposal, determining how something will be disposed or allocated, defeating a candidate or measure, or authorizing an action to go forward. That single term covers all of those ideas because it centers on the process of making collective decisions by voting. Involvement is broader participation but doesn’t imply casting votes to decide outcomes; democracy describes the overall system of government based on the consent of the governed, not the act of voting itself; perpetuate means to cause something to continue, which isn’t about making decisions by a vote.