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 Conservative Party was voted into/out of office (= was chosen in an election to become/stop being the government).
It was the younger members who voted Smith onto the committee.
[ + obj + noun ] The evening was voted a tremendous success (= this was most people's opinion).
[ + (that) ] I vote (that) we (= I think we should) go to the cinema first and eat afterwards.
[ + to infinitive ] Employees voted to accept the offer of an eight percent pay rise.
Did you vote for or against the motion?
The committee voted on the proposal, and accepted it unanimously.
At no point did a floor amendment in any year or state prevent a bill from being voted on and passing the house.
Workers, especially miners, were organized, labor leadership was articulate, they had a clear list of laws they desired, and workers voted.
Moreover, even when several states addressed the same issue, they often voted years apart on different wordings.
Eventually, he voted against the administration's bill, only one of eight "nays" cast by a nonsouthern senator.
A second important change was how the pre-candidate list voted on in the convention would be formulated.
One part of our survey included a question on why they voted as they did in the 2000 election.
Citizens voted for the candidates of their choice.
A second important component is an expenditure ceiling voted by parliament each spring for the three following years.
