The other party finally voted a candidate into office.
•The people voted in the new officers.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
vote someone in — ELECT, return, select, choose, pick, adopt, appoint, designate, opt for, plump for, decide on. → vote … Useful english dictionary
vote on/onto — [phrasal verb] vote (someone) on/onto (something) : to decide by a vote that (someone) will be allowed to become a member of (a group, team, etc.) You have been voted onto the team. She was voted on the committee. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 [ vout ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to formally express an opinion by choosing between two or more issues, people, etc.: vote for/in favor of/against: 68 percent of the union voted against striking. I m going to vote for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vote */*/*/ — I UK [vəʊt] / US [voʊt] verb Word forms vote : present tense I/you/we/they vote he/she/it votes present participle voting past tense voted past participle voted 1) [intransitive/transitive] to formally express an opinion by choosing between two… … English dictionary
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 out — verb thwart the passage of kill a motion he shot down the student s proposal • Syn: ↑kill, ↑shoot down, ↑defeat, ↑vote down • Derivationally related forms: ↑defeat … Useful english dictionary
vote — [[t]vo͟ʊt[/t]] ♦ votes, voting, voted 1) N COUNT A vote is a choice made by a particular person or group in a meeting or an election. He walked to the local polling centre to cast his vote... The government got a massive majority well over 400… … English dictionary
vote off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms vote off : present tense I/you/we/they vote off he/she/it votes off present participle voting off past tense voted off past participle voted off vote someone off something to remove someone from a position on… … 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
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
