votary
votary

vote


Definition: Meaning of, vote in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / vəʊt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
vote voted voted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
voting votes
  1. in election/to support [intransitive and transitive] to show by marking a paper, raising your hand etc which person you want to elect or whether you support a particular plan
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  2. vote somebody into/out of power/office/parliament etc to elect or dismiss someone by voting
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  3. choose for prize [transitive] to choose someone or something for a particular prize by voting for them
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  4. money [transitive] if a parliament, committee etc votes a sum of money for something, they decide by voting to provide money for that particular purpose
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  5. vote something a success/the best etc British English if people vote something a success etc, they all agree that it is a success
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  6. I vote ... spoken used to say that you prefer one particular choice or possible action
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  7. vote with your wallet British English American English American English to vote for someone or something that you think will help you have the most money
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  8. vote with your wallet British English American English American English to show you like something by choosing to buy it
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  9. vote with your feet to show that you do not support a decision or action by leaving a place or organization
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vote votes
  1. choice by voting [countable] an act of voting in an election or meeting, or the choice that you make when you vote
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  2. occasion of voting [countable usually singular] an occasion when a group of people vote in order to decide something or choose a representative [=  ballot]
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  3. the vote the total number of votes made in an election
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  4. the vote the right to vote in political elections
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  5. the ... vote the black/Jewish/middle-class etc vote black, Jewish etc voters, or their votes
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  6. the ... vote the Labour/Conservative/Green etc vote British English the total number of votes the Labour Party, Conservative Party etc win in an election
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  7. result of voting [singular] the result of a vote
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  8. somebody/something gets my vote spoken used to say that you are ready to support someone or something, or that you think that someone or something is the best of their kind
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vote used in phrases

  • absentee vote (noun)
    1. a vote which you send by post in an election because you cannot be in the place where you usually vote [=  postal vote British English]
  • block vote (noun)
    1. a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents
  • bullet vote (verb)
    1. vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle
  • card vote (noun)
    1. British English a way of voting at a TRADE UNION meeting in which your vote represents the votes of all the members of your organization
  • casting vote (noun)
    1. the vote of the person in charge of a meeting, which can be used to make a decision when there is an equal number of votes supporting and opposing a proposal
  • cumulative vote (noun)
    1. an election in which each person has as many votes as there are positions to be filled and they can all be cast for one candidate or can be distributed in any manner
  • free vote (noun)
    1. a situation in which members of the British parliament can choose how to vote rather than following the choice of their political party
  • postal vote (noun)
    1. usually mailed in prior to election day election a ballot that is cast while absent
  • right to vote (noun)
    1. law the right to vote in political elections
  • straw vote (noun)
    1. an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue
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vote used in phrasal verbs

  • vote down (phrasal verb)
    1. to stop or end something as the result of a vote
  • vote in (phrasal verb)
    1. to give a person or political party a position of power by voting
  • vote off (phrasal verb)
    1. vote someone off something to remove someone from a position on something such as a committee by voting
  • vote out (phrasal verb)
    1. to remove a person or political party from a position by voting
  • vote through (phrasal verb)
    1. to make something accepted officially by voting
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