Meaning of vote In English

• 0 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:

  • She was too young to vote in the election.

  • The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it unanimously.

  • Did you vote for or against the motion?

  • Over 55 percent voted Democrat.

  • [ + 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).

• 1 the act of showing your choice or opinion in an election or meeting by writing an X on an official piece of paper or putting your hand up:

  • The suggestion was approved, with 25 votes in favour, and seven against.

  • She cast her vote (= voted) for the Independent candidate.

  • We called a meeting in order to take/hold a vote on the issue.

  • The party got/took 25 percent of the vote.

  • They are trying to capture the female vote (= to persuade women to vote for them).

  • In some countries women still don't have the vote.

  • The proposal was read out and then put to the vote.

• 2 to express your choice or opinion as one member of a group in order to decide a matter of importance to the whole group or to elect someone to an office:

  • [ I ] I voted early this morning just after the polls opened.

  • [ I ] In a democracy, all adult citizens have the right to vote.

  • [ I ] Local residents have twice voted against raising property taxes.

  • [ I ] Who did you vote for in the last election?

  • [ + to infinitive ] A majority of workers voted to accept the offer of an 8% pay raise.

  • [ T ] She was voted best director at the Cannes Film Festival.

• 3 to 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.

• 4 a 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.

• 5 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.

• 6 the total number of votes that are made:

  • He won 51% of the vote.

  • As an expatriate I don't have the vote.