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vote [vəʊt] n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an indication of choice, opinion, or will on a question, such as the choosing of a candidate, by or as if by some recognized means, such as a ballot 10 votes for Jones 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the opinion of a group of persons as determined by voting it was put to the vote do not take a vote it came to a vote 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a body of votes or voters collectively the Jewish vote 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the total number of votes cast the vote decreased at the last election 5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the ticket, ballot, etc., by which a vote is expressed 6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. the right to vote; franchise; suffrage b. a person regarded as the embodiment of this right 7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a means of voting, such as a ballot 8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly Brit a grant or other proposition to be voted upon vb
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to express or signify (one's preference, opinion, or will) (for or against some question, etc.) to vote by ballot we voted that it was time to adjourn vote for me! 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (intr) to declare oneself as being (something or in favour of something) by exercising one's vote to vote socialist 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr; foll by into or out of, etc.) to appoint or elect (a person to or from a particular post) they voted him into the presidency he was voted out of office 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to determine the condition of in a specified way by voting the court voted itself out of existence 5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to authorize, confer, or allow by voting vote us a rise 6. (tr) Informal to declare by common opinion the party was voted a failure 7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to influence or control the voting of do not try to vote us! [from Latin vōtum a solemn promise, from vovēre to vow] votable , voteable adj voteless adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
vote noun 1. poll, election, ballot, referendum, popular vote, plebiscite, straw poll, show of hands They took a vote and decided not to do it. 2. right to vote, franchise, voting rights, suffrage, say, voice, enfranchisement Before that, women did not even have the vote. verb 1. cast your vote, ballot, go to the polls, mark your ballot paper Over half of the electorate did not vote in the last general election. 3. (Informal) suggest, propose, recommend, move, table, advocate, submit I vote that we ask him to come with us. vote someone in elect, choose, select, appoint, return, pick, opt for, designate, decide on, settle on, fix on, plump for, put in power The Prime Minister was voted in by a huge majority. vote someone out depose, dismiss, discharge, oust, turn out, kick out (informal), eject, dislodge, push out, boot out (informal), unseat, dethrone, remove from office, turf out (Brit. informal), drum out (informal), remove from power, give someone the boot (informal) They joined forces to vote her out of office. Translations vote [vəʊt] A. N 1. (= single vote) → voto m (for, against a favor en contra de) he was elected by 102 votes to 60 → salió elegido con 102 votos a favor y 60 en contra he gets my vote any day! → ¡cuenta con mi voto incondicional! to count the votes → escrutar or computar los votos one person, one vote → una persona, un voto see also cast B2 2. (= votes cast) → votos mpl they captured 13 per cent of the vote → se hicieron con un 13 por ciento de los votos the middle class vote → los votos de la clase media as the 1931 vote showed → según demostraron las elecciones de 1931 the vote was overwhelmingly in favour of the Democratic Party → el partido demócrata obtuvo una aplastante mayoría the protest was rejected by a majority vote → la protesta fue rechazada por voto mayoritario 3. (= right to vote) → derecho m al voto or a votar, sufragio m to give sb the vote → dar a algn el derecho al voto to have the vote → tener(el)derecho al voto votes for women! → ¡el sufragio para las mujeres! 4. (= act) → votación f to have or take a vote on sth → decidir algo por votación, someter algo a votación(more frm) a vote of confidence → un voto de confianza to pass a vote of confidence (in sb) → dar un voto de confianza(a algn) to allow a free vote → dejar libertad de voto a vote of no confidence → un voto de censura by popular vote (lit) → por votación popular (fig) → en la opinión de muchos to put sth to the vote → someter algo a votación a vote of thanks → un voto de gracias B. VT 1. (= cast one's vote for) → votar to vote Labour/Conservative → votar por or a los laboristas/conservadores vote Ross at the next election! → ¡vote por or a Ross en las próximas elecciones! to vote no → votar no to vote sb into office → votar por or a algn para un cargo to vote sb out of office → votar para reemplazar a algn(en un cargo) to vote a bill/measure through parliament → aprobar una ley/una medida en el parlamento to vote yes → votar sí 2. (= elect) → elegir(por votación) she was voted Miss Granada 1995 → fue elegida(por votación)Miss Granada 1995 3. (= approve) → aprobar(por votación) MPs have today voted themselves a pay increase → hoy, los diputados parlamentarios se han aprobado(por votación)un aumento de sueldo 4. (= suggest) I vote we turn back → sugiero or propongo que regresemos C. VI → votar how did you vote? → ¿a or por quién votaste? which way will you be voting? → ¿a quién votarás? the country votes in three weeks → el país acudirá a las urnas dentro de tres semanas to vote to do sth → votar por hacer algo to vote against sth → votar en contra de algo to vote in favour of sth → votar a favor de algo to vote for sb → votar por or a algn to vote on sth → someter algo a votación to vote with one's feet if the bank goes on like this, customers may start voting with their feet → si el banco sigue así, es posible que los clientes empiecen a prescindir de sus servicios vote down VT + ADV (= reject) [+ proposal, motion, amendment] → rechazar por mayoría de votos I often get voted down in my house → en casa a menudo tengo que ceder y hacer lo que deciden los demás vote out VT + ADV [+ person, party] → no reelegir vote through VT + ADV [+ bill, motion] → aprobar vote [ˈvəʊt] n (= choice) → voix m The motion was defeated by 221 votes to 152 → La motion a été rejetée par 221 voix contre 152. to cast one's vote → mettre son bulletin dans l'urne one man one vote → un homme une voix (= ballot) → vote m The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of the Democratic Party → Ce fut un vote massif en faveur du parti démocratique. the results of the vote → les résultats du vote to put sth to the vote → mettre qch aux voix to take a vote on sth → procéder à un vote sur qch vt [+ bill] → voter to vote to do sth → voter pour faire qch The students voted to continue the strike → Les étudiants ont voté la reconduction de la grève., Les étudiants ont voté la poursuite de la grève. (= suggest) I vote that ... → je suis d'avis que ... vi → voter to vote for sb → voter pour qn to vote for sth → voter pour qch to vote on sth → voter sur qch to vote Labour → voter travailliste to vote Green → voter écologiste to vote yes to sth → voter oui à qch to vote no to sth → voter non à qch to vote with one's feet → voter avec ses pieds vote-loser [ˈvəʊtluːzər] n → handicap m électoral it's a vote-loser for us → ça risque de nous faire perdre des voix, c'est un handicap électoral pour nous vote of censure n → vote f de censure vote of confidence n (lit) (to gauge support) → vote f de confiance (fig) (= indication of support) → vote m de confiance vote of no confidence n → vote de censure f to call for a vote of no confidence → appeler à un vote de censure vote of thanks n → discours m de remerciement vote n (= expression of opinion) → Stimme f; (= act of voting) → Abstimmung f, → Wahl f; (= result) → Abstimmungs- or Wahlergebnis nt; to put something to the vote → über etw (acc) → abstimmen lassen; to take a vote on something → über etw (acc) → abstimmen; elected by popular vote → vom Volk gewählt; the vote for/against the change surprised him → dass für/gegen den Wechsel gestimmt wurde, erstaunte ihn; the vote was 150 to 95 → das Abstimmungsergebnis war 150 zu 95; we would like to offer a vote of thanks to Mr Smith → wir möchten Herrn Smith unseren aufrichtigen Dank aussprechen ? censure, confidence (= vote cast) → Stimme f; to give one’s vote to a party/person → einer Partei/jdm seine Stimme geben; single-vote majority → Mehrheit f → von einer Stimme; one man one vote → eine Stimme pro Wähler, ein Mann or Bürger, eine Stimme; a photo of the Prime Minister casting his vote → ein Foto des Premierministers bei der Stimmabgabe; what’s your vote? (in panel game, competition) → wie lautet Ihr Urteil?; he won by 22 votes → er gewann mit einer Mehrheit von 22 Stimmen; 10% of the voters invalidated their votes → 10% der Wähler machten ihren Stimmzettel ungültig (Pol, collective) the Labour vote → die Labourstimmen pl; the Labour vote has increased → der Stimmenanteil von Labour hat sich erhöht (= money allotted) → Bewilligung f vt (= elect) → wählen; he was voted chairman → er wurde zum Vorsitzenden gewählt; to vote Labour → Labour wählen (inf: = judge) → wählen zu; the group voted her the best cook → die Gruppe wählte sie zur besten Köchin; the panel voted the record a miss → die Jury erklärte die Platte für einen Misserfolg; I vote we go back → ich schlage vor, dass wir umkehren (= approve) → bewilligen vote [vəʊt] 1. n → voto; (ballot, election) → votazione f vote for/against → voto a favore/contrario to put sth to the vote, to take a vote on sth → mettere qc ai voti as the 1979 vote showed → com'è risultato dalle votazioni del 1979 the Labour vote has decreased → il partito laburista ha perso voti 2. vt (gen) → votare; (sum of money) → votare a favore di the bill was voted through parliament → la proposta di legge è stata approvata dal parlamento he was voted secretary → è stato eletto segretario to vote a proposal down → respingere una proposta 3. vi to vote (for sb/sth) → votare (per qn/qc) to vote on sth → mettere qc ai voti to vote Labour/Conservative → votare laburista/conservatore to vote to do sth → scegliere di fare qc to vote against/in favour of sth → votare a favore di/contro qc I vote we turn back (fam) → io propongo di tornare indietro vote in vt + adv → eleggere vote out vt + adv to vote sb out → votare a sfavore della rielezione di qn vote [vəʊt] 1. n → voto; (ballot, election) → votazione f vote for/against → voto a favore/contrario to put sth to the vote, to take a vote on sth → mettere qc ai voti as the 1979 vote showed → com'è risultato dalle votazioni del 1979 the Labour vote has decreased → il partito laburista ha perso voti 2. vt (gen) → votare; (sum of money) → votare a favore di the bill was voted through parliament → la proposta di legge è stata approvata dal parlamento he was voted secretary → è stato eletto segretario to vote a proposal down → respingere una proposta 3. vi to vote (for sb/sth) → votare (per qn/qc) to vote on sth → mettere qc ai voti to vote Labour/Conservative → votare laburista/conservatore to vote to do sth → scegliere di fare qc to vote against/in favour of sth → votare a favore di/contro qc I vote we turn back (fam) → io propongo di tornare indietro vote in vt + adv → eleggere vote out vt + adv to vote sb out → votare a sfavore della rielezione di qn n vote [vəut] (the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter. stem صَوْت، وَرقَة اقْتِراع гласуване hlasovací právo; hlasování stemmeret; afstemning das Stimmrecht, die Abstimmung ψήφος, ψηφοφορία voto; derecho de voto hääleõigus, hääletamine رای ääni vote; droit de vote קוֹל मत/वोट glasovanje szavazati jog hak suara atkvæði; kosningaréttur voto 投票 투표 balsavimo teisė, balsavimas balsošana; balsstiesības; balss undi stem, stemrecht, stemming stemmerett/-avgiving prawo głosu, głos voto (drept de) vot право голоса; голосование hlasovanie; hlas; volebné právo volilna pravica glasanje []röstning, votering, rösträtt การลงคะแนนเสียง oy 表決, 投票 голосування; право голосу ووٹ، رائے sự bỏ phiếu, bầu cử 表决, 投票 v 1 to cast or record one's vote She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment. stem يُصَوِّت، يُدْلي بِصَوْتِه гласувам hlasovat stemme stimmen, wählen ψηφίζω votar hääletama رای دادن äänestää voter לְהַצבִּיע मत देना glasovati szavaz memberi suara kjósa votare 投票する 투표를 하다 balsuoti balsot mengundi stemmen stemme, avgi stemme głosować votar a vota голосовать hlasovať voliti glasati rösta ลงคะแนนเสียง oy vermek 投票,計票 голосувати ووٹ ڈالنا bỏ phiếu, bấu cử 选举 2 to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research. stem, verleen يُصادِق بالتَّصْويت гласувам (бюджет) odhlasovat bevilge bewilligen εγκρίνω votar (millegi) poolt hääletama به انجام کاری رای دادن myöntää voter לְקַבֵל הַקצָבָה वोट देना, मत देना izglasati vmit megszavaz memberikan, menyumbangkan samþykkja með atkvæðagreiðslu votare 可決する 투표로 지지하다 nubalsuoti nobalsot memberi vot bij stemming goedkeuren bevilge uchwalić, przyznać w głosowaniu votar a aproba (prin vot) ассигновать odhlasovať izglasovati dodeliti anslå, bevilja มีมติ tahsis etmek, ayırmak (投票)決定提供(某物) асигнувати, виділяти اجازت دينا thông qua trợ cấp 通过投票决定拨款 n voter a person who votes or has the right to vote. stemmer ناخِب، مُصَوِّت гласоподавател volič, -ka vælger; stemmeberettiget person der/die Wähler(in) ψηφοφόρος votante, elector hääletaja, hääleõiguslik isik رای دهنده äänestäjä électeur/-trice בּוֹחֵר, מַצבִּיע मत देने वाला glasač szavazó pemilih kjósandi elettore, elettrice 有権者 투표자 balsuotojas vēlētājs; balsotājs pengundi kiezer, stemgerechtigde velger, stemmeberettiget person wyborca, głosujący votante alegător избиратель volič, -ka volivec glasač röstande, röstberättigad, väljare ผู้ออกเสียง seçmen 選舉人,投票人 виборець رائے دہندہ، ووٹر người đi bầu cử, biểu quyết 有选举权者 vote of confidence a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies. mosie van vertroue تَصْويت بالثّقَه вот на доверие hlasování o důvěře tillidsvotum das Vertrauensvotum ψήφος εμπιστοσύνης voto de confianza usaldusavaldus رای اعتماد luottamuslauseäänestys vote de confiance הַצבַּעֲת אֵימוּן विश्वास-प्रस्ताव glas povjerenja bizalom megszavazása mosi percaya traustsyfirlÿsing voto di fiducia 信任投票 신뢰의 표명 pasitikėjimo votumas uzticības votums undi percaya vertrouwensstemming tillitsvotum wotum zaufania voto de confiança vot de încredere вотум доверия hlasovanie o dôvere glasovanje o zaupnici glasanje o poverenju fötroendevotum ผลการสำรวจที่แสดงฐานคะแนนเสียง güven oyu 信任投票 вотум довіри اعتماد کا ووٹ sự vận động tranh cử 信任投票, 赞同 vote of thanks an invitation, usually in the form of a short speech, to an audience etc to show gratitude to a speaker etc by applauding etc Mrs Smith proposed a vote of thanks to the organizers of the concert. mosie van dank تَصْويت بالشُّكْر благодарствена реч vyjádření díků takketale die Dankbarkeitsbezeichnung ψήφος ευγνωμοσύνης, επιδοκιμασίας discurso de agradecimiento tänukõne سخنرانی کوتاه برای تقدیر از کسی یا چیزی kiitospuhe discours de remerciement הַצבַּעֲת תוֹדָה ध्न्यवाद प्रस्ताव glas zahvale háziünnepség ajakan bertepuk tangan hvatning til viðstaddra um að sÿna e-m velþóknun (pubblico ringraziamento) 感謝決議 감사의 말 padėkos išreiškimas pateikšanās; pateicības runa ucapan terima kasih dankbetuiging takketale, applaus (som takk) prośba o oklaski voto de agradecimento invitaţie la aplauze выражение признательности vyjadrenie vďaky poziv k zahvalnemu aplavzu poziv na zahvalnost uttalande av sitt tack การพูดแสดงความขอบคุณให้กับผู้พูด açık teşekkür 公開鳴謝 висловлення вдячності شکريہ کا اظہار sự cổ vũ 谢词, 公开鸣谢 vote → تصويت, يُصَوِت hlasování, hlasovat stemme abstimmen, Stimme ψηφίζω, ψήφος votar, voto äänestää, ääni vote, voter glasanje, glasati votare, voto 投票, 投票する 투표, 투표하다 stem, stemmen stemme głosowanie, zagłosować votar, voto голос, голосовать röst, rösta การลงคะแนนเสียง, ลงคะแนนเสียง oy, oy vermek bầu cử, sự bầu cử 投票 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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