- vote someone on(to something)
- vote someone on(to something)to elect someone to something, such as a board. •
Let's vote Christine onto the board.
•We voted Dave on last term.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Let's vote Christine onto the board.
•We voted Dave on last term.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 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 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
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 — [[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 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 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 of confidence — noun (C) 1 a formal process in which people vote in order to show that they support someone or something, especially the government: a unanimous vote of confidence 2 something that you do or say that shows you support someone and approve of their … Longman dictionary of contemporary English