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vote

/ˈvoʊt/

US UK

verb

votes; voted; voting

[no obj] :to make an official choice for or against someone or something by casting a ballot, raising your hand, speaking your choice aloud, etc.

Citizens will vote today for their new governor.

Did you vote in the last election?

The committee hasn't yet voted on the matter.

She generally votes Republican/Democratic.

Congress voted 121 to 16 to pass the bill.

He voted against the proposal.

Most people voted for school reform. = Most people voted in favor of school reform.

[+ obj] :to make a decision about (someone or something) by voting: such as

to make (something) legal by a vote

They voted the referendum into law.

to choose (someone or something) for an award by voting - usually used as (be) voted

He was voted Bachelor of the Year.

to officially agree to give (someone) something by voting

Senators voted themselves a pay raise despite the budget shortfall.

[+ obj] :to suggest (something) for others to agree or disagree with

We have to decide what to do about dinner. I vote that we get a pizza.

vote down

[phrasal verb]

vote (something) down or vote down (something) :to defeat or reject (something) by voting

The proposal was voted down.

vote in

[phrasal verb]

vote (someone) in or vote in (someone) :to elect (someone) to an office or position

She was voted in (as vice president) last year.

vote on/onto

[phrasal verb]

vote (someone) on/onto (something) :to decide by a vote that (someone) will be allowed to become a member of (a group, team, etc.)

You have been voted onto the team.

She was voted on the committee.

vote out

[phrasal verb]

vote (someone) out or vote out (someone) :to decide by a vote that (someone) will no longer have an office or position

She was voted out (of office) last year.

vote with your feet

to show your dislike of a particular place or situation by leaving and going somewhere else

When the restaurant changed its menu, many former customers voted with their feet and stopped coming.

vote with your wallet

or US vote (with) your pocketbook

to vote in a way that helps you financially

to show what you like and dislike by choosing where to shop and what to buy

If our customers don't like our products, they will vote with their wallets. [=they will not buy our products]

noun

plural votes

[count] :the official choice that you make in an election, meeting, etc., by casting a ballot, raising your hand, speaking your choice aloud, etc.

They are counting/tallying the votes now.

There are 20 votes in favor and 12 against.

He got 56 percent of the votes.

She's campaigning hard to raise money and win votes.

People waited in line to cast their votes.

I cast my vote for the Republican/Democratic candidate.

[singular] :the result of voting

The vote was in her favor.

She won by a vote of 206 to 57.

the vote

the legal right to vote

In 1920, American women won the vote.

the whole group of people in an area who have the right to vote - usually used in the phrase get out the vote

Volunteers for his campaign helped get out the vote [=persuade people to go vote] on Election Day.

the total number of votes made in an election

The candidate won only 10 percent of the vote.

a particular group of people who have the right to vote

He tried to win the youth/Black/farm/business vote.

[singular] :an occurrence in which a group of people make a decision about something by voting

Let's take a vote. All those in favor say aye.

The issue never came to a vote.

The referendum will be put to a vote.

* Các từ tương tự:
vote of confidence, vote of no confidence, voter