to vote

Examples

• All

• The Board of Deacons of the church had voted to terminate Dinkins's employment as pastor.

  Academic text (1999)

• They're coming to Rome, and the cabinet voted to accept the treaty terms, with a few modifications.

  Fiction book (1991)

• - I vote no, Nick.

  Find Me Guilty (2006)

• And then fast track still requires that the Senate has to vote yes and the House has to vote yes.

• The board does vote to convert APE into common stock.

• The first time, each chamber usually votes on its own version of the bill.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Case: Sixty of the 100 senators present voted to cut off the debate on an environmental issue.

  Academic text (1990)

• We've unanimously voted you sportsman of the year, because we figured... no one has ever traveled as far as you, to be at speed week.

  The World's Fastest Indian (2005)

• In the upcoming meeting, the committee will vote on the proposed changes to the bylaws.

• The members decided to vote on the new policy after a lengthy discussion.

Synonyms

E

to elect

vsto vote

∞ 3.3

To choose by voting or to decide to do something

is the formal group action used to give official approval rather than general choice

P

to pass

vsto vote

∞ 2.3

To officially approve a law or rule

is the general approving action carried out by a formal group decision

A

to approve

vsto vote

∞ 1.6

To officially agree to something or think that it is good

is specifically the formal group action used to give that official agreement

C

to confirm

vsto vote

• Formal

265 2.6

To officially approve a person for a job, often by vote

is the act of approving something by a formal group decision

C

to clear

vsto vote

• Formal

209 5.5

To get official permission or approval

is the underlying formal group decision used to grant such authorization

R

to ratify

vsto vote

• Formal

70 6.0

Officially approve an agreement, law, or decision

is the basic act of approving by a formal group decision

V

to vote in

vsto vote

43 3.2

Choose someone for a position in an election

is the broader formal approving action that applies beyond selecting people

S

to sanction

vsto vote

• Formal

16 7.1

To give religious approval during a formal ceremony

is the standard formal group decision used to approve without ceremonial ritual

R

to repass

vsto vote

• Formal

1 8.8

Approve a law or decision again

is the primary formal group approval, not focused on repeating an action

Idioms

V

to vote with one's feet

• Informal

2 7.1

Leave a place to show you dislike it and go somewhere else

V

to vote with one's wallet

1 6.2

To show which companies or products you support by choosing where you spend money

Phrasal Verbs

V

to vote out

57 3.2

Reject a proposal by voting against it

V

to vote in

43 3.2

Choose someone for a position in an election

C

to cast your vote

19 3.1

Give your choice in an election or official decision

V

to vote down

18 4.2

Reject a proposal or plan because more people say no

G

to get out the vote

17 4.1

To encourage people to vote in an election

V

to vote nay

• Formal

2 7.0

To say 'nay' when voting to show you are against a proposal

B

to bullet vote

• Jargon

8.9

To give all your votes to one candidate instead of spreading them among others

Compounds

R

right to vote

• Formal

53 2.3

The legal permission to vote in an election

V

vote of confidence

• Formal

20 3.3

A clear show of support by a group, often decided by a formal ballot

V

vote counter

1 2.8

A person who adds up votes to find the result in an election or meeting

C

casting vote

1 5.3

A choice that the meeting leader gives to break a tie

S

straw vote

1 5.5

A quick unofficial vote to see if people support an idea

B

block vote

• Literature

1 6.1

A vote by a delegate that counts for the number of people they represent

L

landslide vote

• Literature

1 3.4

A vote in which one side wins by a very large number of votes

C

clothespin vote

• Informal

9.9

A simple vote where people place clothespins on choices to show what they want

C

cumulative vote

• Specialized

7.1

A voting system where each voter has as many votes as seats and gives them to one or more candidates

V

vote counter

• Specialized

3.4

A machine or program that adds up votes by itself in an election

Surface Forms

Etymology