vote
verb [ I or T ]
GOVERNMENT, MEETINGS uk/vəʊt/ usto express your choice or opinion, especially by writing a mark on an official paper or by raising your hand:
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.
Phrasal verbs
vote sth down
vote sth through
vote
noun [ C ]
uk/vəʊt/ usa choice that someone makes in an election or meeting especially by writing a mark on an official paper or by raising their hand:
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.
a method of making a decision by asking a group of people to vote:
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.
the vote
the total number of votes that are made:
He won 51% of the vote.
the right to vote:
As an expatriate I don't have the vote.
See also
block vote
casting vote