vote down
To defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
His wife voted down the project the moment he suggested it.
VERB + VOTE
have
The board members will have a vote on the new company policy next Friday.
ADV
overwhelmingly
unanimously
All the club members voted unanimously to change the meeting time to next week.
narrowly
The committee narrowly voted in favor of extending the deadline by two weeks.
formally
The board members formally voted to approve the new company policy yesterday afternoon.
tactically
down, in, out
The committee members voted out the old chairman at yesterday's meeting.
VERB + VOTE
be eligible to, be entitled to
All citizens who are entitled to vote should participate in the election.
intend to
PREP
against
Most citizens voted against the new tax increase in last week's election.
for
The majority of citizens voted for the proposal to build a new community center.
in
Many people waited in long lines to vote in the local election last year.
in favour of
Most employees voted in favour of the new flexible working policy.
into
A new mayor was voted into office last month by the local community.
off
The unpopular team captain was voted off by the other players.
on/upon
The school council will vote on whether to extend the lunch break next week.
onto, out of
The new committee members were voted onto the board during last week's meeting.
(by) to
The committee voted 7 to 5 in favor of extending the library hours.
with
The opposition decided to vote with the ruling party on the education bill.
PHRASES
the right to vote
Many countries didn't give women the right to vote until the 20th century.
a round of voting
The committee held a round of voting to decide which project would receive funding.
vote Conservative, Labour, Republican, etc., vote no/yes
In the last election, my parents voted Labour while my sister voted Conservative.