The other party finally voted a candidate into office.
•The people voted in the new officers.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
vote into — ˌvote ˈin ˌvote ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they vote in he/she/it votes in … Useful english dictionary
vote — vote1 W3S3 [vəut US vout] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in election/to support)¦ 2 vote somebody into/out of power/office/parliament etc 3¦(choose for prize)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 vote something a success/the best etc 6 I vote ... 7 vote with your wallet 8 vote with your … Dictionary of contemporary English
vote — 1 noun 1 CHOICE (C) a choice or decision that you make by voting in an election or meeting: The Democratic Party is counting on your vote. (+ for/against): There were 402 votes for Mr Williams, and 372 against. | cast your vote (=vote in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vote in — verb elect in a voting process (Freq. 1) They voted in Clinton • Hypernyms: ↑choose, ↑take, ↑select, ↑pick out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
vote into — phrasal verb vote in or vote into [transitive] Word forms vote in : present tense I/you/we/they vote in he/she/it votes in present participle voting in past tense voted in past participle voted in to give a person or political party a position of … English dictionary
vote in — phrasal verb vote in or vote into [transitive] Word forms vote in : present tense I/you/we/they vote in he/she/it votes in present participle voting in past tense voted in past participle voted in to give a person or political party a position of … English dictionary
come into line — come/get/fall/into line phrase to agree with or become similar to someone or something else come/get/fall/into line with: It didn’t take much pressure to make him fall into line wit … Useful english dictionary
pull someone/something in — 1 they pulled in big audiences.: See pull verb sense 4. 2 (informal) the police pulled him in: ARREST, apprehend, detain, take into custody, seize, capture, catch; … Useful english dictionary
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
show — show1 [ ʃou ] (past tense showed; past participle shown [ ʃoun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 prove something is true ▸ 2 give information ▸ 3 behave in particular way ▸ 4 let someone see something ▸ 5 give instructions, etc. ▸ 6 lead someone somewhere ▸ 7 be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
show */*/*/ — I UK [ʃəʊ] / US [ʃoʊ] verb Word forms show : present tense I/you/we/they show he/she/it shows present participle showing past tense showed past participle shown UK [ʃəʊn] / US [ʃoʊn] 1) [transitive] to prove that something exists or is true The… … English dictionary
