Definition of vote in English:

vote

noun vəʊtvoʊt

1A formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands.
投票结果；选举结果；表决结果
Example sentencesExamples
- Citizens cast their votes for candidates on the ballot.
- The 275 MPs will cast their votes by secret ballot.
- Anyone who votes for this act should not deserve our votes in the general election.
- The state is reporting that more than 500,000 people have cast their votes via absentee ballots.
- He garnered 296 votes in a ballot of 300 members of the election committee, with one member not showing up.
- Election staffers did not notice the huge disparity between ballots cast and valid votes until two days after Election Day.
- The simple system in which each voter gives a single vote to their favourite candidate can also lead to tactical voting.
- Twelve MPs attended the meeting and four who were unable to be there sent votes by secret ballot.
- All you are talking about changing is in the region of five to ten votes per ballot box and that's what it will come down to.
- He is likely to secure some votes in almost every ballot box in the county and could be over 3,000 when the tallies are done.
- At the last general election in 2001 he had a majority of 4,275 votes over the Conservative candidate.
- An astonishing majority of Scottish voters cast their vote for candidates and parties running on pro-European tickets.
- In London people will get three ballot papers and five votes on 10 June.
- His party candidate polled over 400 votes in the last election, which is higher than the current victory margin.
- In manually counted elections, people can observe the votes from each ballot box being counted.
- With 363 voted, he was just thirteen short of the quota and was elected on the second count with votes to spare.
- People must sign the declaration attached to the ballot paper or their vote will not be valid.
- In 1952, the Republican Eisenhower got 56% of the votes in the general election.
- Voters will have two votes on their ballot paper - one to vote for or against a regional assembly and the other to decide on the restructuring of local government.
- At the recent elections seven candidates polled around 5,200 votes and came second in two seats.
Synonyms
ballot, poll, election, referendum, plebiscite, public vote, general election, local election, popular vote, straw poll, show of hands
voting, polling
1. 1.1 An act of giving or registering a vote.
  投票；选举；表决
  they are ready to put it to a vote
  他们准备对这件事进行投票表决。
  Example sentencesExamples
  When an offer was made, even though the union considered it to be an insult, the union did not put it to a vote.
  But a nationalist boycott of the vote resulted in an overwhelming rejection of union with the republic.
  I was going to post something, but couldn't decide between a possible four posts so I thought I'd put it to a vote.
  At the time we said we'd draw up a shortlist and put it to a vote.
  The House held four plenary sessions debating the issue before it put it to a vote on Monday.
  They called unanimously for a strike vote and ballot papers have now gone out.
  Okay, let's put it to a vote: Do we want to change the coverage, or keep it the same and dig deeper into our pockets?
  But she added the vote was secret because ballot papers are locked away until they are counted on June 10.
  However, the changes are unlikely to be put to the vote before the parliamentary elections in June.
2. 1.2the vote The choice expressed collectively by a body of electors or by a specified group.
  （某一选民团体或指明集团的）得票总数
  the nationalist vote in Northern Ireland
  北爱尔兰民族主义的得票数。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The runner-up spot would be an undreamed of triumph for the Tories, but probably her best hope is for a significantly increased share of the vote.
  Voting will be by means of proportional representation with the number of seats a political party gets corresponding to its overall share of the vote.
  With 680,000 members and a 21 percent share of the vote, it was the largest Italian party at the time.
  Despite some state suppression, it gained 17 per cent of the vote in the 1937 elections.
  But their share of the vote at 32 per cent had barely altered from that of the two previous elections.
  Labour attracted its lowest share of the vote since 1935, and the Conservatives attained a majority of 144.
  Crucially though, they failed to significantly increase their share of the vote.
  He won a big majority on a low share of the vote in 1997 and enjoyed another landslide three years ago on a very low turnout.
  As a result our share of the vote dropped and we lost one of our six Westminster seats.
  That result puts Labour back in office with the lowest share of the vote in British electoral history.
  The Tory share of the vote increased by only 1%, but they are undoubtedly back in business.
  The decision will be put by referendum to the vote of electors in the different regions.
  We were the only major party to increase our share of the vote and I believe that our positive and non-sectarian attitude was the reason.
  At least a 60 per cent share of the vote was needed to effect any change.
  He and the other independent between them got 65 per cent of the vote as the electorate gave two fingers to party politics.
  He said he was pleased his share of the vote went up 1,500.
  Its share of the vote is back to where it was in the 2004 local elections, and from which it went on to win the following year's general election.
  But it did win significant shares of the vote in some of the 120 constituencies where it put up a candidate.
  He won the election with 52 per cent of the vote - the biggest election victory in the history of the club.
  For the first time ever in a federal election, the Green Party won a significant share of the vote.
3. 1.3the vote The right to register a choice in an election.
  投票权；选举权；表决权
  Example sentencesExamples
  This act, which redistributed the parliamentary seats and more than doubled the electorate, gave the vote to many working men in the towns.
  A bill to give women the vote in local elections was introduced into the French parliament in 1906, but was promptly defeated.
  In 1928, all women were given the vote, thus creating universal suffrage.
  One of the guests seemed to say that if women hadn't had the vote every election since World War II would have been won by the Labour Party.
  In 1906, Finland became the first nation to give women the vote in national elections.
  Synonyms
  suffrage, franchise, enfranchisement, right to vote, voting rights
  voice, say, option, choice

verb vəʊtvoʊt

[no object]

1Give or register a vote.
投票；选举；表决
they voted against the resolution
他们对那项决议投了反对票。
with complement I voted Labour
Example sentencesExamples
- An indirect initiative is where the state legislature will vote on the proposal put forward.
- If a recall motion is submitted, the legislature must vote on it within 15 days.
- The Council consulted him and discussed legislative projects, while the Senate voted on those projects.
- Finally, the Legislature will vote to pass the entire budget lock, stock and barrel.
- I wasn't registered to vote in Liverpool, where I was a student.
- Voters will be able to vote before normal polling day.
- All this will happen, of course, after the voting has taken place and the result has been declared.
- New voters who register close to election day are more likely to vote than voters who registered a year or so before the election.
- As far as I was concerned I would be registered to vote at the next election.
- So they accompanied us, even though of course they couldn't vote.
- If you're only thinking ideologically, of course you vote for the incumbent of your own party.
- A direct initiative is where registered voters vote on the proposal put forward.
- So of course city-dwellers voted for someone who promised more government welfare.
- This was despite a record of 13 million new voters registering to vote in 1992.
- People vote for their elected leaders, of course, but they vote for lawmakers to make laws.
- Then the whole Senate votes for or against confirmation.
- I am looking forward with interest to see how the Government votes tonight.
- Two-thirds of each house of the state legislature must then vote for it, and the governor then sign it.
- This sounds idealistic, of course, but voting isn't something that should take one day.
- It is not a criminal offence to vote as you wish in a democratic society.
Synonyms
go to the polls, cast one's vote, mark one's ballot paper
1. 1.1with object and adverbial or complement Cause (someone) to gain or lose a particular post or honour by means of a vote.
  投票决定（某人获得或失去职位或荣誉）
  incompetent judges are voted out of office
  投票决定罢免无能的法官。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They voted us to be here in this building, in Parliament, to be their voice.
  For many Americans, the answer to that question was no, and incumbent President Jimmy Carter was voted out of office.
  Here's a tip: when someone starts whining about wanting to be voted out, vote him out!
  The teachers also vote a member of staff onto the council.
  The people will vote you in because you are the one making a difference in their lives.
  Members may well argue that we are voted in on the basis of support for our party.
  If he went on like this, he was in danger of being in the toilet when he was voted in as Taoiseach.
  He said that if people did not like the way their elected ‘sheriff’ ran the force, they could vote him out of office.
  With term limits, you get only one chance to vote someone out of office.
  After Labour went into opposition in 1970, she was even voted off the shadow cabinet.
  It is time that these politicians were voted out and replaced by those accountable to the people.
  The people vote you in to lead, provide the leadership and they will follow.
  It was not good for local government when people were voted back in by default, she said.
  If the people vote him in, and he wins the referendum they will be big celebrations all over the country.
  The greater question is why we continue to vote people into office on platforms that allow this to happen.
  He was eventually voted out of office in 1990, beaten by a US-backed candidate.
  He has also hinted that if he is voted into office he may default on Turkey's large public-sector debt.
  I don't think American citizens have the power to vote someone in who will do the right thing.
  They may blame the failure on officials but frustrated commuters aren't going to vote civil servants out of office.
  She does not face the possibility of impeachment, nor may she be voted out of office.
  Synonyms
  elect, return, put in power, select, choose, pick, adopt, appoint, designate, opt for, plump for, decide on, settle on, fix on
  depose, oust, push out, turn out, remove from office, remove from power, unseat, dethrone, displace, dismiss, discharge, dislodge, eject, cashier
  informal boot out, kick out, drum out, give someone the boot, defenestrate
  British informal turf out
  dated out
2. 1.2informal with clause Used to express a wish to follow a particular course of action.
  〈非正式〉建议，主张
  I vote we have one more game
  我建议我们再打一场比赛。
  Synonyms
  suggest, propose, recommend, advocate, move, table, submit
3. 1.3with object (of a legislature) grant or confer by vote.
  （立法机关）投票同意
  Parliament has voted the money for the proposed expenditure
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 1856 the South Australian government had voted a sum of money to help in the search for gold.
  Therefore it would be unseemly for Parliament to vote money for a member of the royal family.
4. 1.4vote something downwith object Reject something by means of a vote.
  投票否决
  the referendum call was voted down
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is very bad legislation and we ought to vote it down.
  The membership handily voted it down, but the very fact that the union bureaucracy has introduced the proposal signifies that it is laying the groundwork for an outright surrender…
  It did not however spell out a timetable for giving the public the right to elect the territory's leader and lawmakers, and unconvinced opposition lawmakers have vowed to vote it down in the legislature.
  We will give them another chance to vote the bill down.
  There was loud applause and cheering when it was voted down.
  I thought he was going to stand up and vote it down.
  It could have voted the legislation down, if it had wanted to.
  Clearly it will be voted down by this House, and we think that that is a shame.
  The Minister and her colleagues voted that bill down.
  But the amendment was voted down when it went to the state legislatures.
  It will vote the bill down, and that is a disgrace.
  Even if the commission unanimously recommends such a tax, Congress will vote it down.
  We provided the Government with the opportunity to vote for the very wording that is in the Sentencing Act, designed to make judges use the full scale of available sentences, and this Government voted that amendment down.
  If she does, she will vote this bill down, as would any other member of the Government who has the courage of his or her convictions on this issue.
  I was very hopeful that the Government would see fit to introduce concepts like shared parenting, like a proper open Family Court, and I have been disappointed to see that the Government has voted those amendments down.
  The task will be to get the highest possible numbers of council workers participating to vote the offer down by an absolutely huge majority.
  The union signaled its prostration before management by organizing department assemblies at which officials warned autoworkers that if they voted the plan down, management would sack 3,000 workers.
  This October, the entire region will be given the chance to endorse the assembly plans or vote them down in a referendum.
  I say we should put this issue to a referendum, because I believe that the people would vote it down.
  By the time the Club's membership had voted the measure down, a lot of participants were embittered and the environmental movement was tarnished in the eyes of many onlookers.
  Synonyms
  veto, defeat, vote down, rule against, reject, throw out, overrule, stop, block, put a stop to, put an end to, quash, overturn, disallow

Phrases

vote of confidence

A vote showing that a majority continues to support the policy of a leader or governing body.
信任投票
Example sentencesExamples
- He also secured the continuation of his government through a vote of confidence.
- It deserves a vote of confidence from investors and political leaders alike.
- Dissolution may be sought when the government loses a vote of confidence or its majority is threatened by split or defection.
- Votes on items such as the budget are legitimately votes of confidence in the government and party discipline should prevail.
- A majority of 211 is a pretty convincing vote of confidence, in my humble opinion.
- His vigorous economic and foreign policy has received a solid vote of confidence.
- He was not resigning and would instead table a vote of confidence in parliament on Thursday.
- The Cabinet was announced Sunday and is to face a parliamentary vote of confidence tomorrow.
- My alternative suggestion was that he should initiate a vote of confidence from the Parliamentary Party.

vote of no confidence (or vote of censure)

A vote showing that a majority does not support the policy of a leader or governing body.
信任投票
he was removed from office following an overwhelming vote of no confidence
Example sentencesExamples
- The leaders of the opposition parties hinted at possible votes of no confidence against the Government.
- He quit following a vote of no confidence by the student body.
- Opposition parties must find 276 votes to overthrow the Government in a vote of no confidence.
- He predicts that the demonstrations will reach their peak in two months and force the government to face a vote of no confidence in parliament.
- Talks resumed today after parliament passed a vote of no confidence in the government.
- Opposition parties are debating whether to request a vote of no confidence in the Government over its handling of crime.
- There is support for a vote of no confidence in the union's national executive, triggering new elections.
- Only 25 of them are needed to trigger a vote of no confidence in the leader.
- The Labour Party is expected to call for a vote of no confidence in parliament this coming week, although it is unlikely to win.
- They are subject to frequent votes of no confidence, and government leadership changes frequently as a result.

vote someone/something off the island

informal Dismiss or reject someone or something as unsatisfactory.
when a CEO gets voted off the island, the CFO typically gets dumped, too
Example sentencesExamples
- I asked Daughter what she thought of our homegrown dictator and she said, "You all really need to vote her off the island."
- With just 13 weeks before the first votes, the nine survivors of Primary '04 (Florida Senator Bob Graham was voted off the island on Oct. 6) must show that they have the financial heft to take on President Bush.
- 'It wasn't just attrition,' says a former board member. 'You left because Kevin voted you off the island.'
- In the corporate world, when a CEO gets voted off the island, or even ships out voluntarily, the CFO typically gets dumped, too.
- If sports were a reality show, there would be a lot of people I'd vote off the island, starting with the ones who yell, "I got it!"
- Pitifully, I was the second co-op to get voted off the island.
- The disputes erupted into a near fistfight at the Golden Globe awards, where one of The Aviator's four producers, barged into the winners ' photo backstage, even though he had been summarily voted off the island by the other three.
- I think the company did almost get voted off the island.
- As a media personality and professor he is safely ensconced in a system that can never vote him off the island.
- The Panasonic had many great qualities, and was a perfect fit in our new corner entertainment unit, but alas, it too was voted off the island, for reasons I'll describe shortly.

vote with one's feet

informal Indicate an opinion by being present or absent.
〈非正式〉用脚投票；通过去或留等方式表明意见
the East Germans voted with their feet in an irresistible move towards freedom
Example sentencesExamples
- He said Ireland's high class sizes and lack of support for children with behavioural problems meant teaching is an increasingly stressful job and teachers were voting with their feet.
- The minister said by voting with their feet, parents had indicated there were severe problems which needed to be addressed.
- Swindon people are voting with their feet and avoiding the town centre if at all possible.
- I'll be voting with my feet and boycotting the contest.
- A spokesman added: ‘People are voting with their feet by not using the bus station.’
- And so far fans seem to be voting with their feet.
- They are voting with their feet by not going to the ballot box because they don't feel there's anything to vote for.
- As our pay falls, staff are voting with their feet and going to work elsewhere.
- Shoppers and visitors appear to be voting with their feet to desert town centre shopping in favour of the big complexes where parking is free.
- The people were voting with their feet and their dollars.

Derivatives

voteless

adjective ˈvəʊtləsˈvoʊtləs

He also said, ‘a voteless people are a powerless people’ - voters must end our powerlessness.
Example sentencesExamples
- Congress granted Alaska a voteless delegate to Congress in 1906 and six years later, with the second Organic Act, gave Alaska a limited form of territorial government.
- It never crossed my mind there had been any kind of conspiracy to keep me speechless and voteless.

votable

adjective

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin votum 'a vow, wish', from vovere 'to vow'. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

Vote is from Latin votum ‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century. The word votive (late 16th century) meaning ‘offered in fulfilment of a vow’ is from votum as are vow (Middle English), devout (Middle English), and devotion (Middle English).

Rhymes

afloat, bloat, boat, capote, coat, connote, cote, dote, emote, float, gloat, goat, groat, misquote, moat, mote, note, oat, outvote, promote, quote, rote, shoat, smote, stoat, Succoth, table d'hôte, Terre Haute, throat, tote, wrote

Definition of vote in US English:

vote

nounvōtvoʊt

1A formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands or by voice.
投票结果；选举结果；表决结果
Example sentencesExamples
- His party candidate polled over 400 votes in the last election, which is higher than the current victory margin.
- He garnered 296 votes in a ballot of 300 members of the election committee, with one member not showing up.
- In 1952, the Republican Eisenhower got 56% of the votes in the general election.
- At the last general election in 2001 he had a majority of 4,275 votes over the Conservative candidate.
- An astonishing majority of Scottish voters cast their vote for candidates and parties running on pro-European tickets.
- The simple system in which each voter gives a single vote to their favourite candidate can also lead to tactical voting.
- People must sign the declaration attached to the ballot paper or their vote will not be valid.
- Citizens cast their votes for candidates on the ballot.
- Voters will have two votes on their ballot paper - one to vote for or against a regional assembly and the other to decide on the restructuring of local government.
- In manually counted elections, people can observe the votes from each ballot box being counted.
- Election staffers did not notice the huge disparity between ballots cast and valid votes until two days after Election Day.
- He is likely to secure some votes in almost every ballot box in the county and could be over 3,000 when the tallies are done.
- With 363 voted, he was just thirteen short of the quota and was elected on the second count with votes to spare.
- All you are talking about changing is in the region of five to ten votes per ballot box and that's what it will come down to.
- In London people will get three ballot papers and five votes on 10 June.
- The 275 MPs will cast their votes by secret ballot.
- The state is reporting that more than 500,000 people have cast their votes via absentee ballots.
- Twelve MPs attended the meeting and four who were unable to be there sent votes by secret ballot.
- At the recent elections seven candidates polled around 5,200 votes and came second in two seats.
- Anyone who votes for this act should not deserve our votes in the general election.
Synonyms
ballot, poll, election, referendum, plebiscite, public vote, general election, local election, popular vote, straw poll, show of hands
1. 1.1 An act of expressing a formal indication of choice.
  投票；选举；表决（指行为）
  they are ready to put it to a vote
  他们准备对这件事进行投票表决。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I was going to post something, but couldn't decide between a possible four posts so I thought I'd put it to a vote.
  The House held four plenary sessions debating the issue before it put it to a vote on Monday.
  They called unanimously for a strike vote and ballot papers have now gone out.
  However, the changes are unlikely to be put to the vote before the parliamentary elections in June.
  At the time we said we'd draw up a shortlist and put it to a vote.
  But a nationalist boycott of the vote resulted in an overwhelming rejection of union with the republic.
  When an offer was made, even though the union considered it to be an insult, the union did not put it to a vote.
  But she added the vote was secret because ballot papers are locked away until they are counted on June 10.
  Okay, let's put it to a vote: Do we want to change the coverage, or keep it the same and dig deeper into our pockets?
2. 1.2the vote The choice expressed collectively by a body of electors or by a specified group.
  （某一选民团体或指明集团的）得票总数
  the Republican vote in Florida
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Tory share of the vote increased by only 1%, but they are undoubtedly back in business.
  Despite some state suppression, it gained 17 per cent of the vote in the 1937 elections.
  With 680,000 members and a 21 percent share of the vote, it was the largest Italian party at the time.
  But it did win significant shares of the vote in some of the 120 constituencies where it put up a candidate.
  The decision will be put by referendum to the vote of electors in the different regions.
  But their share of the vote at 32 per cent had barely altered from that of the two previous elections.
  He won the election with 52 per cent of the vote - the biggest election victory in the history of the club.
  For the first time ever in a federal election, the Green Party won a significant share of the vote.
  At least a 60 per cent share of the vote was needed to effect any change.
  He said he was pleased his share of the vote went up 1,500.
  Crucially though, they failed to significantly increase their share of the vote.
  As a result our share of the vote dropped and we lost one of our six Westminster seats.
  The runner-up spot would be an undreamed of triumph for the Tories, but probably her best hope is for a significantly increased share of the vote.
  That result puts Labour back in office with the lowest share of the vote in British electoral history.
  Voting will be by means of proportional representation with the number of seats a political party gets corresponding to its overall share of the vote.
  Labour attracted its lowest share of the vote since 1935, and the Conservatives attained a majority of 144.
  Its share of the vote is back to where it was in the 2004 local elections, and from which it went on to win the following year's general election.
  He and the other independent between them got 65 per cent of the vote as the electorate gave two fingers to party politics.
  He won a big majority on a low share of the vote in 1997 and enjoyed another landslide three years ago on a very low turnout.
  We were the only major party to increase our share of the vote and I believe that our positive and non-sectarian attitude was the reason.
3. 1.3the vote The right to indicate a choice in an election.
  投票权；选举权；表决权
  Example sentencesExamples
  A bill to give women the vote in local elections was introduced into the French parliament in 1906, but was promptly defeated.
  In 1906, Finland became the first nation to give women the vote in national elections.
  One of the guests seemed to say that if women hadn't had the vote every election since World War II would have been won by the Labour Party.
  This act, which redistributed the parliamentary seats and more than doubled the electorate, gave the vote to many working men in the towns.
  In 1928, all women were given the vote, thus creating universal suffrage.
  Synonyms
  suffrage, franchise, enfranchisement, right to vote, voting rights

verbvōtvoʊt

[no object]

1Give or register a vote.
投票；选举；表决
they voted against the resolution
他们对那项决议投了反对票。
with complement I voted Republican
Example sentencesExamples
- This was despite a record of 13 million new voters registering to vote in 1992.
- People vote for their elected leaders, of course, but they vote for lawmakers to make laws.
- The Council consulted him and discussed legislative projects, while the Senate voted on those projects.
- New voters who register close to election day are more likely to vote than voters who registered a year or so before the election.
- So they accompanied us, even though of course they couldn't vote.
- Two-thirds of each house of the state legislature must then vote for it, and the governor then sign it.
- An indirect initiative is where the state legislature will vote on the proposal put forward.
- I am looking forward with interest to see how the Government votes tonight.
- If you're only thinking ideologically, of course you vote for the incumbent of your own party.
- So of course city-dwellers voted for someone who promised more government welfare.
- I wasn't registered to vote in Liverpool, where I was a student.
- Finally, the Legislature will vote to pass the entire budget lock, stock and barrel.
- Then the whole Senate votes for or against confirmation.
- This sounds idealistic, of course, but voting isn't something that should take one day.
- Voters will be able to vote before normal polling day.
- If a recall motion is submitted, the legislature must vote on it within 15 days.
- All this will happen, of course, after the voting has taken place and the result has been declared.
- A direct initiative is where registered voters vote on the proposal put forward.
- As far as I was concerned I would be registered to vote at the next election.
- It is not a criminal offence to vote as you wish in a democratic society.
Synonyms
go to the polls, cast one's vote, mark one's ballot paper
1. 1.1with object and adverbial or complement Cause (someone) to gain or lose a particular post or honor by means of a vote.
  投票决定（某人获得或失去职位或荣誉）
  incompetent judges are voted out of office
  投票决定罢免无能的法官。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Members may well argue that we are voted in on the basis of support for our party.
  They voted us to be here in this building, in Parliament, to be their voice.
  If he went on like this, he was in danger of being in the toilet when he was voted in as Taoiseach.
  It is time that these politicians were voted out and replaced by those accountable to the people.
  The people will vote you in because you are the one making a difference in their lives.
  The greater question is why we continue to vote people into office on platforms that allow this to happen.
  He was eventually voted out of office in 1990, beaten by a US-backed candidate.
  It was not good for local government when people were voted back in by default, she said.
  The people vote you in to lead, provide the leadership and they will follow.
  She does not face the possibility of impeachment, nor may she be voted out of office.
  The teachers also vote a member of staff onto the council.
  After Labour went into opposition in 1970, she was even voted off the shadow cabinet.
  If the people vote him in, and he wins the referendum they will be big celebrations all over the country.
  With term limits, you get only one chance to vote someone out of office.
  He said that if people did not like the way their elected ‘sheriff’ ran the force, they could vote him out of office.
  For many Americans, the answer to that question was no, and incumbent President Jimmy Carter was voted out of office.
  Here's a tip: when someone starts whining about wanting to be voted out, vote him out!
  They may blame the failure on officials but frustrated commuters aren't going to vote civil servants out of office.
  I don't think American citizens have the power to vote someone in who will do the right thing.
  He has also hinted that if he is voted into office he may default on Turkey's large public-sector debt.
  Synonyms
  elect, return, put in power, select, choose, pick, adopt, appoint, designate, opt for, plump for, decide on, settle on, fix on
  depose, oust, push out, turn out, remove from office, remove from power, unseat, dethrone, displace, dismiss, discharge, dislodge, eject, cashier
2. 1.2informal with clause Used to express a wish to follow a particular course of action.
  〈非正式〉建议，主张
  I vote we have one more game
  我建议我们再打一场比赛。
  Synonyms
  suggest, propose, recommend, advocate, move, table, submit
3. 1.3with object (of a legislature) grant or confer by vote.
  （立法机关）投票同意
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 1856 the South Australian government had voted a sum of money to help in the search for gold.
  Therefore it would be unseemly for Parliament to vote money for a member of the royal family.
4. 1.4vote something downwith object Reject something by means of a vote.
  投票否决
  Example sentencesExamples
  We will give them another chance to vote the bill down.
  The Minister and her colleagues voted that bill down.
  If she does, she will vote this bill down, as would any other member of the Government who has the courage of his or her convictions on this issue.
  This is very bad legislation and we ought to vote it down.
  By the time the Club's membership had voted the measure down, a lot of participants were embittered and the environmental movement was tarnished in the eyes of many onlookers.
  There was loud applause and cheering when it was voted down.
  It could have voted the legislation down, if it had wanted to.
  We provided the Government with the opportunity to vote for the very wording that is in the Sentencing Act, designed to make judges use the full scale of available sentences, and this Government voted that amendment down.
  The membership handily voted it down, but the very fact that the union bureaucracy has introduced the proposal signifies that it is laying the groundwork for an outright surrender…
  Clearly it will be voted down by this House, and we think that that is a shame.
  But the amendment was voted down when it went to the state legislatures.
  It did not however spell out a timetable for giving the public the right to elect the territory's leader and lawmakers, and unconvinced opposition lawmakers have vowed to vote it down in the legislature.
  The union signaled its prostration before management by organizing department assemblies at which officials warned autoworkers that if they voted the plan down, management would sack 3,000 workers.
  This October, the entire region will be given the chance to endorse the assembly plans or vote them down in a referendum.
  It will vote the bill down, and that is a disgrace.
  I say we should put this issue to a referendum, because I believe that the people would vote it down.
  The task will be to get the highest possible numbers of council workers participating to vote the offer down by an absolutely huge majority.
  I thought he was going to stand up and vote it down.
  I was very hopeful that the Government would see fit to introduce concepts like shared parenting, like a proper open Family Court, and I have been disappointed to see that the Government has voted those amendments down.
  Even if the commission unanimously recommends such a tax, Congress will vote it down.
  Synonyms
  veto, defeat, vote down, rule against, reject, throw out, overrule, stop, block, put a stop to, put an end to, quash, overturn, disallow

Phrases

vote of confidence

A vote showing that a majority continues to support the policy of a leader or governing body.
信任投票
Example sentencesExamples
- His vigorous economic and foreign policy has received a solid vote of confidence.
- My alternative suggestion was that he should initiate a vote of confidence from the Parliamentary Party.
- Dissolution may be sought when the government loses a vote of confidence or its majority is threatened by split or defection.
- The Cabinet was announced Sunday and is to face a parliamentary vote of confidence tomorrow.
- It deserves a vote of confidence from investors and political leaders alike.
- Votes on items such as the budget are legitimately votes of confidence in the government and party discipline should prevail.
- He was not resigning and would instead table a vote of confidence in parliament on Thursday.
- He also secured the continuation of his government through a vote of confidence.
- A majority of 211 is a pretty convincing vote of confidence, in my humble opinion.

vote of no confidence (or vote of censure)

A vote showing that a majority does not support the policy of a leader or governing body.
信任投票
Example sentencesExamples
- The leaders of the opposition parties hinted at possible votes of no confidence against the Government.
- There is support for a vote of no confidence in the union's national executive, triggering new elections.
- Opposition parties must find 276 votes to overthrow the Government in a vote of no confidence.
- He quit following a vote of no confidence by the student body.
- The Labour Party is expected to call for a vote of no confidence in parliament this coming week, although it is unlikely to win.
- Only 25 of them are needed to trigger a vote of no confidence in the leader.
- Opposition parties are debating whether to request a vote of no confidence in the Government over its handling of crime.
- They are subject to frequent votes of no confidence, and government leadership changes frequently as a result.
- He predicts that the demonstrations will reach their peak in two months and force the government to face a vote of no confidence in parliament.
- Talks resumed today after parliament passed a vote of no confidence in the government.

vote someone/something off the island

informal Dismiss or reject someone or something as unsatisfactory.
when a CEO gets voted off the island, the CFO typically gets dumped, too
Example sentencesExamples
- I think the company did almost get voted off the island.
- Pitifully, I was the second co-op to get voted off the island.
- The disputes erupted into a near fistfight at the Golden Globe awards, where one of The Aviator's four producers, barged into the winners ' photo backstage, even though he had been summarily voted off the island by the other three.
- The Panasonic had many great qualities, and was a perfect fit in our new corner entertainment unit, but alas, it too was voted off the island, for reasons I'll describe shortly.
- 'It wasn't just attrition,' says a former board member. 'You left because Kevin voted you off the island.'
- I asked Daughter what she thought of our homegrown dictator and she said, "You all really need to vote her off the island."
- In the corporate world, when a CEO gets voted off the island, or even ships out voluntarily, the CFO typically gets dumped, too.
- As a media personality and professor he is safely ensconced in a system that can never vote him off the island.
- With just 13 weeks before the first votes, the nine survivors of Primary '04 (Florida Senator Bob Graham was voted off the island on Oct. 6) must show that they have the financial heft to take on President Bush.
- If sports were a reality show, there would be a lot of people I'd vote off the island, starting with the ones who yell, "I got it!"

vote with one's feet

informal Indicate an opinion by being present or absent.
〈非正式〉用脚投票；通过去或留等方式表明意见
Example sentencesExamples
- The minister said by voting with their feet, parents had indicated there were severe problems which needed to be addressed.
- I'll be voting with my feet and boycotting the contest.
- A spokesman added: ‘People are voting with their feet by not using the bus station.’
- As our pay falls, staff are voting with their feet and going to work elsewhere.
- Swindon people are voting with their feet and avoiding the town centre if at all possible.
- Shoppers and visitors appear to be voting with their feet to desert town centre shopping in favour of the big complexes where parking is free.
- The people were voting with their feet and their dollars.
- He said Ireland's high class sizes and lack of support for children with behavioural problems meant teaching is an increasingly stressful job and teachers were voting with their feet.
- And so far fans seem to be voting with their feet.
- They are voting with their feet by not going to the ballot box because they don't feel there's anything to vote for.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin votum ‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

词汇	vote
释义	Definition of vote in English: vote noun vəʊtvoʊt 1A formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands. 投票结果；选举结果；表决结果 Example sentencesExamples Citizens cast their votes for candidates on the ballot. The 275 MPs will cast their votes by secret ballot. Anyone who votes for this act should not deserve our votes in the general election. The state is reporting that more than 500,000 people have cast their votes via absentee ballots. He garnered 296 votes in a ballot of 300 members of the election committee, with one member not showing up. Election staffers did not notice the huge disparity between ballots cast and valid votes until two days after Election Day. The simple system in which each voter gives a single vote to their favourite candidate can also lead to tactical voting. Twelve MPs attended the meeting and four who were unable to be there sent votes by secret ballot. All you are talking about changing is in the region of five to ten votes per ballot box and that's what it will come down to. He is likely to secure some votes in almost every ballot box in the county and could be over 3,000 when the tallies are done. At the last general election in 2001 he had a majority of 4,275 votes over the Conservative candidate. An astonishing majority of Scottish voters cast their vote for candidates and parties running on pro-European tickets. In London people will get three ballot papers and five votes on 10 June. His party candidate polled over 400 votes in the last election, which is higher than the current victory margin. In manually counted elections, people can observe the votes from each ballot box being counted. With 363 voted, he was just thirteen short of the quota and was elected on the second count with votes to spare. People must sign the declaration attached to the ballot paper or their vote will not be valid. In 1952, the Republican Eisenhower got 56% of the votes in the general election. Voters will have two votes on their ballot paper - one to vote for or against a regional assembly and the other to decide on the restructuring of local government. At the recent elections seven candidates polled around 5,200 votes and came second in two seats. Synonyms ballot, poll, election, referendum, plebiscite, public vote, general election, local election, popular vote, straw poll, show of hands voting, polling 1.1 An act of giving or registering a vote. 投票；选举；表决 they are ready to put it to a vote 他们准备对这件事进行投票表决。 Example sentencesExamples When an offer was made, even though the union considered it to be an insult, the union did not put it to a vote. But a nationalist boycott of the vote resulted in an overwhelming rejection of union with the republic. I was going to post something, but couldn't decide between a possible four posts so I thought I'd put it to a vote. At the time we said we'd draw up a shortlist and put it to a vote. The House held four plenary sessions debating the issue before it put it to a vote on Monday. They called unanimously for a strike vote and ballot papers have now gone out. Okay, let's put it to a vote: Do we want to change the coverage, or keep it the same and dig deeper into our pockets? But she added the vote was secret because ballot papers are locked away until they are counted on June 10. However, the changes are unlikely to be put to the vote before the parliamentary elections in June. 1.2the vote The choice expressed collectively by a body of electors or by a specified group. （某一选民团体或指明集团的）得票总数 the nationalist vote in Northern Ireland 北爱尔兰民族主义的得票数。 Example sentencesExamples The runner-up spot would be an undreamed of triumph for the Tories, but probably her best hope is for a significantly increased share of the vote. Voting will be by means of proportional representation with the number of seats a political party gets corresponding to its overall share of the vote. With 680,000 members and a 21 percent share of the vote, it was the largest Italian party at the time. Despite some state suppression, it gained 17 per cent of the vote in the 1937 elections. But their share of the vote at 32 per cent had barely altered from that of the two previous elections. Labour attracted its lowest share of the vote since 1935, and the Conservatives attained a majority of 144. Crucially though, they failed to significantly increase their share of the vote. He won a big majority on a low share of the vote in 1997 and enjoyed another landslide three years ago on a very low turnout. As a result our share of the vote dropped and we lost one of our six Westminster seats. That result puts Labour back in office with the lowest share of the vote in British electoral history. The Tory share of the vote increased by only 1%, but they are undoubtedly back in business. The decision will be put by referendum to the vote of electors in the different regions. We were the only major party to increase our share of the vote and I believe that our positive and non-sectarian attitude was the reason. At least a 60 per cent share of the vote was needed to effect any change. He and the other independent between them got 65 per cent of the vote as the electorate gave two fingers to party politics. He said he was pleased his share of the vote went up 1,500. Its share of the vote is back to where it was in the 2004 local elections, and from which it went on to win the following year's general election. But it did win significant shares of the vote in some of the 120 constituencies where it put up a candidate. He won the election with 52 per cent of the vote - the biggest election victory in the history of the club. For the first time ever in a federal election, the Green Party won a significant share of the vote. 1.3the vote The right to register a choice in an election. 投票权；选举权；表决权 Example sentencesExamples This act, which redistributed the parliamentary seats and more than doubled the electorate, gave the vote to many working men in the towns. A bill to give women the vote in local elections was introduced into the French parliament in 1906, but was promptly defeated. In 1928, all women were given the vote, thus creating universal suffrage. One of the guests seemed to say that if women hadn't had the vote every election since World War II would have been won by the Labour Party. In 1906, Finland became the first nation to give women the vote in national elections. Synonyms suffrage, franchise, enfranchisement, right to vote, voting rights voice, say, option, choice verb vəʊtvoʊt [no object] 1Give or register a vote. 投票；选举；表决 they voted against the resolution 他们对那项决议投了反对票。 with complement I voted Labour Example sentencesExamples An indirect initiative is where the state legislature will vote on the proposal put forward. If a recall motion is submitted, the legislature must vote on it within 15 days. The Council consulted him and discussed legislative projects, while the Senate voted on those projects. Finally, the Legislature will vote to pass the entire budget lock, stock and barrel. I wasn't registered to vote in Liverpool, where I was a student. Voters will be able to vote before normal polling day. All this will happen, of course, after the voting has taken place and the result has been declared. New voters who register close to election day are more likely to vote than voters who registered a year or so before the election. As far as I was concerned I would be registered to vote at the next election. So they accompanied us, even though of course they couldn't vote. If you're only thinking ideologically, of course you vote for the incumbent of your own party. A direct initiative is where registered voters vote on the proposal put forward. So of course city-dwellers voted for someone who promised more government welfare. This was despite a record of 13 million new voters registering to vote in 1992. People vote for their elected leaders, of course, but they vote for lawmakers to make laws. Then the whole Senate votes for or against confirmation. I am looking forward with interest to see how the Government votes tonight. Two-thirds of each house of the state legislature must then vote for it, and the governor then sign it. This sounds idealistic, of course, but voting isn't something that should take one day. It is not a criminal offence to vote as you wish in a democratic society. Synonyms go to the polls, cast one's vote, mark one's ballot paper 1.1with object and adverbial or complement Cause (someone) to gain or lose a particular post or honour by means of a vote. 投票决定（某人获得或失去职位或荣誉） incompetent judges are voted out of office 投票决定罢免无能的法官。 Example sentencesExamples They voted us to be here in this building, in Parliament, to be their voice. For many Americans, the answer to that question was no, and incumbent President Jimmy Carter was voted out of office. Here's a tip: when someone starts whining about wanting to be voted out, vote him out! The teachers also vote a member of staff onto the council. The people will vote you in because you are the one making a difference in their lives. Members may well argue that we are voted in on the basis of support for our party. If he went on like this, he was in danger of being in the toilet when he was voted in as Taoiseach. He said that if people did not like the way their elected ‘sheriff’ ran the force, they could vote him out of office. With term limits, you get only one chance to vote someone out of office. After Labour went into opposition in 1970, she was even voted off the shadow cabinet. It is time that these politicians were voted out and replaced by those accountable to the people. The people vote you in to lead, provide the leadership and they will follow. It was not good for local government when people were voted back in by default, she said. If the people vote him in, and he wins the referendum they will be big celebrations all over the country. The greater question is why we continue to vote people into office on platforms that allow this to happen. He was eventually voted out of office in 1990, beaten by a US-backed candidate. He has also hinted that if he is voted into office he may default on Turkey's large public-sector debt. I don't think American citizens have the power to vote someone in who will do the right thing. They may blame the failure on officials but frustrated commuters aren't going to vote civil servants out of office. She does not face the possibility of impeachment, nor may she be voted out of office. Synonyms elect, return, put in power, select, choose, pick, adopt, appoint, designate, opt for, plump for, decide on, settle on, fix on depose, oust, push out, turn out, remove from office, remove from power, unseat, dethrone, displace, dismiss, discharge, dislodge, eject, cashier informal boot out, kick out, drum out, give someone the boot, defenestrate British informal turf out dated out 1.2informal with clause Used to express a wish to follow a particular course of action. 〈非正式〉建议，主张 I vote we have one more game 我建议我们再打一场比赛。 Synonyms suggest, propose, recommend, advocate, move, table, submit 1.3with object (of a legislature) grant or confer by vote. （立法机关）投票同意 Parliament has voted the money for the proposed expenditure Example sentencesExamples In 1856 the South Australian government had voted a sum of money to help in the search for gold. Therefore it would be unseemly for Parliament to vote money for a member of the royal family. 1.4vote something downwith object Reject something by means of a vote. 投票否决 the referendum call was voted down Example sentencesExamples This is very bad legislation and we ought to vote it down. The membership handily voted it down, but the very fact that the union bureaucracy has introduced the proposal signifies that it is laying the groundwork for an outright surrender… It did not however spell out a timetable for giving the public the right to elect the territory's leader and lawmakers, and unconvinced opposition lawmakers have vowed to vote it down in the legislature. We will give them another chance to vote the bill down. There was loud applause and cheering when it was voted down. I thought he was going to stand up and vote it down. It could have voted the legislation down, if it had wanted to. Clearly it will be voted down by this House, and we think that that is a shame. The Minister and her colleagues voted that bill down. But the amendment was voted down when it went to the state legislatures. It will vote the bill down, and that is a disgrace. Even if the commission unanimously recommends such a tax, Congress will vote it down. We provided the Government with the opportunity to vote for the very wording that is in the Sentencing Act, designed to make judges use the full scale of available sentences, and this Government voted that amendment down. If she does, she will vote this bill down, as would any other member of the Government who has the courage of his or her convictions on this issue. I was very hopeful that the Government would see fit to introduce concepts like shared parenting, like a proper open Family Court, and I have been disappointed to see that the Government has voted those amendments down. The task will be to get the highest possible numbers of council workers participating to vote the offer down by an absolutely huge majority. The union signaled its prostration before management by organizing department assemblies at which officials warned autoworkers that if they voted the plan down, management would sack 3,000 workers. This October, the entire region will be given the chance to endorse the assembly plans or vote them down in a referendum. I say we should put this issue to a referendum, because I believe that the people would vote it down. By the time the Club's membership had voted the measure down, a lot of participants were embittered and the environmental movement was tarnished in the eyes of many onlookers. Synonyms veto, defeat, vote down, rule against, reject, throw out, overrule, stop, block, put a stop to, put an end to, quash, overturn, disallow Phrases vote of confidence A vote showing that a majority continues to support the policy of a leader or governing body. 信任投票 Example sentencesExamples He also secured the continuation of his government through a vote of confidence. It deserves a vote of confidence from investors and political leaders alike. Dissolution may be sought when the government loses a vote of confidence or its majority is threatened by split or defection. Votes on items such as the budget are legitimately votes of confidence in the government and party discipline should prevail. A majority of 211 is a pretty convincing vote of confidence, in my humble opinion. His vigorous economic and foreign policy has received a solid vote of confidence. He was not resigning and would instead table a vote of confidence in parliament on Thursday. The Cabinet was announced Sunday and is to face a parliamentary vote of confidence tomorrow. My alternative suggestion was that he should initiate a vote of confidence from the Parliamentary Party. vote of no confidence (or vote of censure) A vote showing that a majority does not support the policy of a leader or governing body. 信任投票 he was removed from office following an overwhelming vote of no confidence Example sentencesExamples The leaders of the opposition parties hinted at possible votes of no confidence against the Government. He quit following a vote of no confidence by the student body. Opposition parties must find 276 votes to overthrow the Government in a vote of no confidence. He predicts that the demonstrations will reach their peak in two months and force the government to face a vote of no confidence in parliament. Talks resumed today after parliament passed a vote of no confidence in the government. Opposition parties are debating whether to request a vote of no confidence in the Government over its handling of crime. There is support for a vote of no confidence in the union's national executive, triggering new elections. Only 25 of them are needed to trigger a vote of no confidence in the leader. The Labour Party is expected to call for a vote of no confidence in parliament this coming week, although it is unlikely to win. They are subject to frequent votes of no confidence, and government leadership changes frequently as a result. vote someone/something off the island informal Dismiss or reject someone or something as unsatisfactory. when a CEO gets voted off the island, the CFO typically gets dumped, too Example sentencesExamples I asked Daughter what she thought of our homegrown dictator and she said, "You all really need to vote her off the island." With just 13 weeks before the first votes, the nine survivors of Primary '04 (Florida Senator Bob Graham was voted off the island on Oct. 6) must show that they have the financial heft to take on President Bush. 'It wasn't just attrition,' says a former board member. 'You left because Kevin voted you off the island.' In the corporate world, when a CEO gets voted off the island, or even ships out voluntarily, the CFO typically gets dumped, too. If sports were a reality show, there would be a lot of people I'd vote off the island, starting with the ones who yell, "I got it!" Pitifully, I was the second co-op to get voted off the island. The disputes erupted into a near fistfight at the Golden Globe awards, where one of The Aviator's four producers, barged into the winners ' photo backstage, even though he had been summarily voted off the island by the other three. I think the company did almost get voted off the island. As a media personality and professor he is safely ensconced in a system that can never vote him off the island. The Panasonic had many great qualities, and was a perfect fit in our new corner entertainment unit, but alas, it too was voted off the island, for reasons I'll describe shortly. vote with one's feet informal Indicate an opinion by being present or absent. 〈非正式〉用脚投票；通过去或留等方式表明意见 the East Germans voted with their feet in an irresistible move towards freedom Example sentencesExamples He said Ireland's high class sizes and lack of support for children with behavioural problems meant teaching is an increasingly stressful job and teachers were voting with their feet. The minister said by voting with their feet, parents had indicated there were severe problems which needed to be addressed. Swindon people are voting with their feet and avoiding the town centre if at all possible. I'll be voting with my feet and boycotting the contest. A spokesman added: ‘People are voting with their feet by not using the bus station.’ And so far fans seem to be voting with their feet. They are voting with their feet by not going to the ballot box because they don't feel there's anything to vote for. As our pay falls, staff are voting with their feet and going to work elsewhere. Shoppers and visitors appear to be voting with their feet to desert town centre shopping in favour of the big complexes where parking is free. The people were voting with their feet and their dollars. Derivatives voteless adjective ˈvəʊtləsˈvoʊtləs He also said, ‘a voteless people are a powerless people’ - voters must end our powerlessness. Example sentencesExamples Congress granted Alaska a voteless delegate to Congress in 1906 and six years later, with the second Organic Act, gave Alaska a limited form of territorial government. It never crossed my mind there had been any kind of conspiracy to keep me speechless and voteless. votable adjective Origin Late Middle English: from Latin votum 'a vow, wish', from vovere 'to vow'. The verb dates from the mid 16th century. Vote is from Latin votum ‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century. The word votive (late 16th century) meaning ‘offered in fulfilment of a vow’ is from votum as are vow (Middle English), devout (Middle English), and devotion (Middle English). Rhymes afloat, bloat, boat, capote, coat, connote, cote, dote, emote, float, gloat, goat, groat, misquote, moat, mote, note, oat, outvote, promote, quote, rote, shoat, smote, stoat, Succoth, table d'hôte, Terre Haute, throat, tote, wrote noun.1 phr. Definition of vote in US English: vote nounvōtvoʊt 1A formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands or by voice. 投票结果；选举结果；表决结果 Example sentencesExamples His party candidate polled over 400 votes in the last election, which is higher than the current victory margin. He garnered 296 votes in a ballot of 300 members of the election committee, with one member not showing up. In 1952, the Republican Eisenhower got 56% of the votes in the general election. At the last general election in 2001 he had a majority of 4,275 votes over the Conservative candidate. An astonishing majority of Scottish voters cast their vote for candidates and parties running on pro-European tickets. The simple system in which each voter gives a single vote to their favourite candidate can also lead to tactical voting. People must sign the declaration attached to the ballot paper or their vote will not be valid. Citizens cast their votes for candidates on the ballot. Voters will have two votes on their ballot paper - one to vote for or against a regional assembly and the other to decide on the restructuring of local government. In manually counted elections, people can observe the votes from each ballot box being counted. Election staffers did not notice the huge disparity between ballots cast and valid votes until two days after Election Day. He is likely to secure some votes in almost every ballot box in the county and could be over 3,000 when the tallies are done. With 363 voted, he was just thirteen short of the quota and was elected on the second count with votes to spare. All you are talking about changing is in the region of five to ten votes per ballot box and that's what it will come down to. In London people will get three ballot papers and five votes on 10 June. The 275 MPs will cast their votes by secret ballot. The state is reporting that more than 500,000 people have cast their votes via absentee ballots. Twelve MPs attended the meeting and four who were unable to be there sent votes by secret ballot. At the recent elections seven candidates polled around 5,200 votes and came second in two seats. Anyone who votes for this act should not deserve our votes in the general election. Synonyms ballot, poll, election, referendum, plebiscite, public vote, general election, local election, popular vote, straw poll, show of hands 1.1 An act of expressing a formal indication of choice. 投票；选举；表决（指行为） they are ready to put it to a vote 他们准备对这件事进行投票表决。 Example sentencesExamples I was going to post something, but couldn't decide between a possible four posts so I thought I'd put it to a vote. The House held four plenary sessions debating the issue before it put it to a vote on Monday. They called unanimously for a strike vote and ballot papers have now gone out. However, the changes are unlikely to be put to the vote before the parliamentary elections in June. At the time we said we'd draw up a shortlist and put it to a vote. But a nationalist boycott of the vote resulted in an overwhelming rejection of union with the republic. When an offer was made, even though the union considered it to be an insult, the union did not put it to a vote. But she added the vote was secret because ballot papers are locked away until they are counted on June 10. Okay, let's put it to a vote: Do we want to change the coverage, or keep it the same and dig deeper into our pockets? 1.2the vote The choice expressed collectively by a body of electors or by a specified group. （某一选民团体或指明集团的）得票总数 the Republican vote in Florida Example sentencesExamples The Tory share of the vote increased by only 1%, but they are undoubtedly back in business. Despite some state suppression, it gained 17 per cent of the vote in the 1937 elections. With 680,000 members and a 21 percent share of the vote, it was the largest Italian party at the time. But it did win significant shares of the vote in some of the 120 constituencies where it put up a candidate. The decision will be put by referendum to the vote of electors in the different regions. But their share of the vote at 32 per cent had barely altered from that of the two previous elections. He won the election with 52 per cent of the vote - the biggest election victory in the history of the club. For the first time ever in a federal election, the Green Party won a significant share of the vote. At least a 60 per cent share of the vote was needed to effect any change. He said he was pleased his share of the vote went up 1,500. Crucially though, they failed to significantly increase their share of the vote. As a result our share of the vote dropped and we lost one of our six Westminster seats. The runner-up spot would be an undreamed of triumph for the Tories, but probably her best hope is for a significantly increased share of the vote. That result puts Labour back in office with the lowest share of the vote in British electoral history. Voting will be by means of proportional representation with the number of seats a political party gets corresponding to its overall share of the vote. Labour attracted its lowest share of the vote since 1935, and the Conservatives attained a majority of 144. Its share of the vote is back to where it was in the 2004 local elections, and from which it went on to win the following year's general election. He and the other independent between them got 65 per cent of the vote as the electorate gave two fingers to party politics. He won a big majority on a low share of the vote in 1997 and enjoyed another landslide three years ago on a very low turnout. We were the only major party to increase our share of the vote and I believe that our positive and non-sectarian attitude was the reason. 1.3the vote The right to indicate a choice in an election. 投票权；选举权；表决权 Example sentencesExamples A bill to give women the vote in local elections was introduced into the French parliament in 1906, but was promptly defeated. In 1906, Finland became the first nation to give women the vote in national elections. One of the guests seemed to say that if women hadn't had the vote every election since World War II would have been won by the Labour Party. This act, which redistributed the parliamentary seats and more than doubled the electorate, gave the vote to many working men in the towns. In 1928, all women were given the vote, thus creating universal suffrage. Synonyms suffrage, franchise, enfranchisement, right to vote, voting rights verbvōtvoʊt [no object] 1Give or register a vote. 投票；选举；表决 they voted against the resolution 他们对那项决议投了反对票。 with complement I voted Republican Example sentencesExamples This was despite a record of 13 million new voters registering to vote in 1992. People vote for their elected leaders, of course, but they vote for lawmakers to make laws. The Council consulted him and discussed legislative projects, while the Senate voted on those projects. New voters who register close to election day are more likely to vote than voters who registered a year or so before the election. So they accompanied us, even though of course they couldn't vote. Two-thirds of each house of the state legislature must then vote for it, and the governor then sign it. An indirect initiative is where the state legislature will vote on the proposal put forward. I am looking forward with interest to see how the Government votes tonight. If you're only thinking ideologically, of course you vote for the incumbent of your own party. So of course city-dwellers voted for someone who promised more government welfare. I wasn't registered to vote in Liverpool, where I was a student. Finally, the Legislature will vote to pass the entire budget lock, stock and barrel. Then the whole Senate votes for or against confirmation. This sounds idealistic, of course, but voting isn't something that should take one day. Voters will be able to vote before normal polling day. If a recall motion is submitted, the legislature must vote on it within 15 days. All this will happen, of course, after the voting has taken place and the result has been declared. A direct initiative is where registered voters vote on the proposal put forward. As far as I was concerned I would be registered to vote at the next election. It is not a criminal offence to vote as you wish in a democratic society. Synonyms go to the polls, cast one's vote, mark one's ballot paper 1.1with object and adverbial or complement Cause (someone) to gain or lose a particular post or honor by means of a vote. 投票决定（某人获得或失去职位或荣誉） incompetent judges are voted out of office 投票决定罢免无能的法官。 Example sentencesExamples Members may well argue that we are voted in on the basis of support for our party. They voted us to be here in this building, in Parliament, to be their voice. If he went on like this, he was in danger of being in the toilet when he was voted in as Taoiseach. It is time that these politicians were voted out and replaced by those accountable to the people. The people will vote you in because you are the one making a difference in their lives. The greater question is why we continue to vote people into office on platforms that allow this to happen. He was eventually voted out of office in 1990, beaten by a US-backed candidate. It was not good for local government when people were voted back in by default, she said. The people vote you in to lead, provide the leadership and they will follow. She does not face the possibility of impeachment, nor may she be voted out of office. The teachers also vote a member of staff onto the council. After Labour went into opposition in 1970, she was even voted off the shadow cabinet. If the people vote him in, and he wins the referendum they will be big celebrations all over the country. With term limits, you get only one chance to vote someone out of office. He said that if people did not like the way their elected ‘sheriff’ ran the force, they could vote him out of office. For many Americans, the answer to that question was no, and incumbent President Jimmy Carter was voted out of office. Here's a tip: when someone starts whining about wanting to be voted out, vote him out! They may blame the failure on officials but frustrated commuters aren't going to vote civil servants out of office. I don't think American citizens have the power to vote someone in who will do the right thing. He has also hinted that if he is voted into office he may default on Turkey's large public-sector debt. Synonyms elect, return, put in power, select, choose, pick, adopt, appoint, designate, opt for, plump for, decide on, settle on, fix on depose, oust, push out, turn out, remove from office, remove from power, unseat, dethrone, displace, dismiss, discharge, dislodge, eject, cashier 1.2informal with clause Used to express a wish to follow a particular course of action. 〈非正式〉建议，主张 I vote we have one more game 我建议我们再打一场比赛。 Synonyms suggest, propose, recommend, advocate, move, table, submit 1.3with object (of a legislature) grant or confer by vote. （立法机关）投票同意 Example sentencesExamples In 1856 the South Australian government had voted a sum of money to help in the search for gold. Therefore it would be unseemly for Parliament to vote money for a member of the royal family. 1.4vote something downwith object Reject something by means of a vote. 投票否决 Example sentencesExamples We will give them another chance to vote the bill down. The Minister and her colleagues voted that bill down. If she does, she will vote this bill down, as would any other member of the Government who has the courage of his or her convictions on this issue. This is very bad legislation and we ought to vote it down. By the time the Club's membership had voted the measure down, a lot of participants were embittered and the environmental movement was tarnished in the eyes of many onlookers. There was loud applause and cheering when it was voted down. It could have voted the legislation down, if it had wanted to. We provided the Government with the opportunity to vote for the very wording that is in the Sentencing Act, designed to make judges use the full scale of available sentences, and this Government voted that amendment down. The membership handily voted it down, but the very fact that the union bureaucracy has introduced the proposal signifies that it is laying the groundwork for an outright surrender… Clearly it will be voted down by this House, and we think that that is a shame. But the amendment was voted down when it went to the state legislatures. It did not however spell out a timetable for giving the public the right to elect the territory's leader and lawmakers, and unconvinced opposition lawmakers have vowed to vote it down in the legislature. The union signaled its prostration before management by organizing department assemblies at which officials warned autoworkers that if they voted the plan down, management would sack 3,000 workers. This October, the entire region will be given the chance to endorse the assembly plans or vote them down in a referendum. It will vote the bill down, and that is a disgrace. I say we should put this issue to a referendum, because I believe that the people would vote it down. The task will be to get the highest possible numbers of council workers participating to vote the offer down by an absolutely huge majority. I thought he was going to stand up and vote it down. I was very hopeful that the Government would see fit to introduce concepts like shared parenting, like a proper open Family Court, and I have been disappointed to see that the Government has voted those amendments down. Even if the commission unanimously recommends such a tax, Congress will vote it down. Synonyms veto, defeat, vote down, rule against, reject, throw out, overrule, stop, block, put a stop to, put an end to, quash, overturn, disallow Phrases vote of confidence A vote showing that a majority continues to support the policy of a leader or governing body. 信任投票 Example sentencesExamples His vigorous economic and foreign policy has received a solid vote of confidence. My alternative suggestion was that he should initiate a vote of confidence from the Parliamentary Party. Dissolution may be sought when the government loses a vote of confidence or its majority is threatened by split or defection. The Cabinet was announced Sunday and is to face a parliamentary vote of confidence tomorrow. It deserves a vote of confidence from investors and political leaders alike. Votes on items such as the budget are legitimately votes of confidence in the government and party discipline should prevail. He was not resigning and would instead table a vote of confidence in parliament on Thursday. He also secured the continuation of his government through a vote of confidence. A majority of 211 is a pretty convincing vote of confidence, in my humble opinion. vote of no confidence (or vote of censure) A vote showing that a majority does not support the policy of a leader or governing body. 信任投票 Example sentencesExamples The leaders of the opposition parties hinted at possible votes of no confidence against the Government. There is support for a vote of no confidence in the union's national executive, triggering new elections. Opposition parties must find 276 votes to overthrow the Government in a vote of no confidence. He quit following a vote of no confidence by the student body. The Labour Party is expected to call for a vote of no confidence in parliament this coming week, although it is unlikely to win. Only 25 of them are needed to trigger a vote of no confidence in the leader. Opposition parties are debating whether to request a vote of no confidence in the Government over its handling of crime. They are subject to frequent votes of no confidence, and government leadership changes frequently as a result. He predicts that the demonstrations will reach their peak in two months and force the government to face a vote of no confidence in parliament. Talks resumed today after parliament passed a vote of no confidence in the government. vote someone/something off the island informal Dismiss or reject someone or something as unsatisfactory. when a CEO gets voted off the island, the CFO typically gets dumped, too Example sentencesExamples I think the company did almost get voted off the island. Pitifully, I was the second co-op to get voted off the island. The disputes erupted into a near fistfight at the Golden Globe awards, where one of The Aviator's four producers, barged into the winners ' photo backstage, even though he had been summarily voted off the island by the other three. The Panasonic had many great qualities, and was a perfect fit in our new corner entertainment unit, but alas, it too was voted off the island, for reasons I'll describe shortly. 'It wasn't just attrition,' says a former board member. 'You left because Kevin voted you off the island.' I asked Daughter what she thought of our homegrown dictator and she said, "You all really need to vote her off the island." In the corporate world, when a CEO gets voted off the island, or even ships out voluntarily, the CFO typically gets dumped, too. As a media personality and professor he is safely ensconced in a system that can never vote him off the island. With just 13 weeks before the first votes, the nine survivors of Primary '04 (Florida Senator Bob Graham was voted off the island on Oct. 6) must show that they have the financial heft to take on President Bush. If sports were a reality show, there would be a lot of people I'd vote off the island, starting with the ones who yell, "I got it!" vote with one's feet informal Indicate an opinion by being present or absent. 〈非正式〉用脚投票；通过去或留等方式表明意见 Example sentencesExamples The minister said by voting with their feet, parents had indicated there were severe problems which needed to be addressed. I'll be voting with my feet and boycotting the contest. A spokesman added: ‘People are voting with their feet by not using the bus station.’ As our pay falls, staff are voting with their feet and going to work elsewhere. Swindon people are voting with their feet and avoiding the town centre if at all possible. Shoppers and visitors appear to be voting with their feet to desert town centre shopping in favour of the big complexes where parking is free. The people were voting with their feet and their dollars. He said Ireland's high class sizes and lack of support for children with behavioural problems meant teaching is an increasingly stressful job and teachers were voting with their feet. And so far fans seem to be voting with their feet. They are voting with their feet by not going to the ballot box because they don't feel there's anything to vote for. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin votum ‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century. noun.1 phr.
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