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votes

14 definitions • 45 examples
1
to express your choice or opinion, especially by officially writing a mark on a paper or by raising your hand or speaking in a meeting:

Examples:

vote in She was too young to vote in the election.
vote on The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it unanimously.
vote for/against Did you vote for or against the motion?
[ + to infinitive ] Employees voted to accept the offer of an eight percent pay rise.
[ + (that) ] I vote (that) we (= I think we should) go to the cinema first and eat afterwards.
[ + obj + noun ] The evening was voted a tremendous success (= this was most people's opinion).
vote someone onto something It was the younger members who voted Smith onto the committee.
be voted into/out of office The Conservative Party was voted into/out of office (= was chosen in an election to become/stop being the government).
2
the act of showing your choice or opinion in an election or meeting by writing an X on an official piece of paper or putting your hand up:

Examples:

The suggestion was approved, with 25 votes in favour, and seven against.
cast your vote She cast her vote (= voted) for the Independent candidate.
3
a way of making a decision by asking a group of people to vote:

Examples:

take/hold a vote on We called a meeting in order to take/hold a vote on the issue.
4
the total number of votes given or received in an election:

Examples:

take ... of the vote The party took 25 percent of the vote.
5
the fact of being officially allowed to vote:

Examples:

have the vote In some countries women still don't have the vote.
6
to vote on something:

Examples:

The proposal was read out and then put to the vote.
7
the total number of votes given or received in an election:

Examples:

take ... of the vote The party took 25 percent of the vote.
get ... of the vote It's often the case that the incumbent gets the majority of the vote.
They are trying to capture the female vote (= to persuade women to vote for them).
8
the fact of being officially allowed to vote:

Examples:

have the vote In some countries women still don't have the vote.
The laws were rewritten to that more people had the vote.
get the vote Women got the vote in 1920, but until discriminatory laws were revoked at the state level, women of colour were often prohibited from voting.
What year were formerly enslaved people given the vote in this country?
9
to express your choice or opinion as one member of a group in order to decide a matter of importance to the whole group or to elect someone to an office:

Examples:

[ I ] I voted early this morning just after the polls opened.
[ I ] In a democracy, all adult citizens have the right to vote.
[ I ] Who did you vote for in the last election?
[ + to infinitive ] A majority of workers voted to accept the offer of an 8% pay raise.
[ T ] She was voted best director at the Cannes Film Festival.
10
to express your choice or opinion, especially by writing a mark on an official paper or by raising your hand:

Examples:

Are you eligible to vote?
She was voted Britain's best boss.
vote for/against sb/sth They voted for a strike.
vote in favour of sth A slim majority of shareholders voted in favor of the changes.
vote on sth Union members will vote on the agreement next week.
vote to do sth The monetary policy committee voted to keep rates at 3.75%.
vote sb in/out He was voted in as president.
11
a choice that someone makes in an election or meeting especially by writing a mark on an official paper or by raising their hand:

Examples:

We lost by 524 votes.
About 120 million Americans cast a vote in the election.
a vote for/against sb/sth He was heavily criticized for his vote against raising the minimum wage.
But a president always casts the deciding vote.
12
a method of making a decision by asking a group of people to vote:

Examples:

The bill still faces a final vote.
lose/win a vote The leadership was shocked when they lost this vote.
a vote on sth He faces a vote on his future at an annual meeting next week.
have/hold/take a vote (on sth) They held a vote on the company's new name.
13
the total number of votes that are made:

Examples:

He won 51% of the vote.
14
the right to vote:

Examples:

As an expatriate I don't have the vote.

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