0 past simple and past participle of vote
1 to express your choice or opinion, especially by officially writing a mark on a paper or by raising your hand or speaking in a meeting:
The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it unanimously.
Did you vote for or against the motion?
[ + to infinitive ] Employees voted to accept the offer of an eight percent pay rise.
[ + (that) ] I vote (that) we (= I think we should) go to the cinema first and eat afterwards.
[ + obj + noun ] The evening was voted a tremendous success (= this was most people's opinion).
It was the younger members who voted Smith onto the committee.
The Conservative Party was voted into/out of office (= was chosen in an election to become/stop being the government).
Civil rights include freedom, equality in law and in employment, and the right to vote.
Now that we've heard all the arguments for and against the proposal, shall we vote on it?
Put a cross next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for.
They, in appreciation, voted him into municipal government, even while he sat in jail, although they, too, condemned his criminal activities.
Likewise, if one believes that the alternative being voted on is the best possible, it always hurts its chances to vote against it.
If some ten defectors voted against the bills, it would lead to their rejection.
