vote

UK /vəʊt/ US /voʊt/
noun 6verb 3

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(noun.) the vote: legal right to vote in elections

VERB + VOTE

have

The board members will have a vote on the new company policy next Friday.

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(verb.)

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.

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