vote
US: /ˈvoʊt/
UK: /vˈəʊt/
UK: /vˈəʊt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
vote /vout/
- danh từ
- sự bỏ phiếu
- to go to the vote: đi bỏ phiếu
- a vote of confidence: sự bỏ phiếu tín nhiệm
- lá phiếu
- to count the votes: kiểm phiếu
- số phiếu (của một đảng trong một cuộc bầu cử)
- biểu quyết; nghị quyết (qua bỏ phiếu)
- to carry out a vote of the Congress: (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) thực hiện một nghị quyết của quốc hội
- ngân sách (do quốc hội quyết định)
- the army vote: ngân sách cho quân đội
- sự bỏ phiếu
- nội động từ
- bỏ phiếu, bầu cử
- bỏ phiếu, bầu cử
- ngoại động từ
- bỏ phiếu thông qua
- to vote an appropriation: bỏ phiếu thông qua một khoản chi
- (thông tục) đồng thanh tuyên bố
- (thông tục) đề nghị
- to vote down
- bỏ phiếu bác
- to vote in
- bầu
- to vote out
- bỏ phiếu chống
- to vote through
- tán thành, thông qua
- bỏ phiếu thông qua
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 [C] ~ (for / against sb/sth) a formal choice that you make in an election or at a meeting in order to choose sb or decide sth: There were 21 votes for and 17 against the motion, with 2 abstentions. + The motion was passed by 6 votes to 3. + The chairperson has the casting / deciding vote. + The Green candidate won over 3 000 of the 14 000 votes cast.
2 [C] ~ (on sth) an occasion when a group of people vote on sth: to have / take a vote on an issue + The issue was put to the vote. + The vote was unanimous.
3 (the vote) [sing.] the total number of votes in an election: She obtained 40% of the vote. + The party increased their share of the vote.
4 (the vote) [sing.] the vote given by a particular group of people, or for a particular party, etc: the popular / student / working class vote + the Labour / Conservative vote
5 (the vote) [sing.] the right to vote, especially in political elections: In Britain and the US, people get the vote at 18.
See also -
+ verb
1 ~ (for / against sb/sth)
~ (on sth) to show formally by marking a paper or raising your hand which person you want to win an election, or which plan or idea you support: [V, usually +adv./prep.] Did you vote for or against her? + How did you vote at the last election? + We'll listen to the arguments on both sides and then vote on it. + Over 60% of members voted in favour of (= for) the motion. + Only about half of the electorate bothered to vote. + [VN] We voted Democrat in the last election. + [V to inf] Parliament voted to set up an independent inquiry into the matter.
2 [VN-N] [usually passive] to choose sb/sth for a position or an award by voting: He was voted most promising new director.
3 [VN-N] [usually passive] to say that sth is good or bad: The event was voted a great success.
4 [VNN] to agree to give sb/yourself sth by voting: The directors have just voted themselves a huge pay increase.
5 [V (that)] to suggest sth or support a suggestion that sb has made: I vote (that) we go out to eat.
Idioms: vote with your feet to show what you think about sth by going or not going somewhere: Shoppers voted with their feet and avoided the store.
Phrasal Verbs: vote sb/sth<->down to reject or defeat sb/sth by voting for sb/sth else
vote sb in
vote sb into / onto sth to choose sb for a position by voting: He was voted in as treasurer. + She was voted onto the board of governors.
vote sb out
vote sb out of / off sth to dismiss sb from a position by voting: He was voted out of office.
vote sth<->through to bring a plan, etc. into effect by voting for it: A proposal to merge the two companies was voted through yesterday.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 ballot, ticket, show of hands; referendum, plebiscite:
We must have a vote on the issue.
2 suffrage, franchise:
Women did not have the vote in those days.
3 opinion; voter, elector:
Do you think your platform can win over the liberal vote?
v.
4 opt, choose, come out (for or against), express or signify (one's) opinion or preference or desire:
Many people vote for a party rather than an individual.
Collocation dictionary
1 choice/decision made by voting
ADJ.
majority | huge, massive, overwhelming, resounding
an overwhelming vote in favour of autonomy
| unanimous | close, knife-edge, narrow | two-thirds, two-to-one, etc. | democratic, direct, free
Members of Parliament will have a free vote on this bill.
| transferable
The single transferable vote system is it since women have had the vote?
| give sb
operates.
| fair | secret | popular
The law was ratified by popular vote.
| casting, decisive | crucial | affirmative, favourable, yes | adverse, negative, no | dissenting | protest
He lost theelection because of the protestvote.
| tactical | floating, swing | absent, expatriate, postal, proxy | invalid, valid | congressional, parliamentary | individual | block
The unionwants the system of block votes tocontinue.
| historic
VERB + VOTE
have, put sth to the, take
We should put the resolution to the vote. Let's take a vote on the issue.
| have
The chairperson always has the casting vote.
| cast, record
(formal) You can cast your vote at the local polling station. 50% of the eligible voters recorded their vote.
| gain, get, obtain, poll, receive, secure, win
Our candidate polled only 10% of the vote.
| swing
factors that could swing the vote against the president
| count
Votes are still being counted.
VOTE + VERB
go to sb/sth
My vote will go to the party that addresses crime.
| fall
The party's vote fell by 6%.
| increase, rise | double, treble, etc.
PREP.
by ~
The bill was passed by a single vote. Members are elected by direct vote.
| ~ against, ~ for
a vote for the government
| ~ in favour (of sth), ~ on
a vote on the new law
PHRASES
a vote of confidence/no confidence
The government received a massive vote of confidence from the electorate.
| a vote of thanks
A special vote of thanks went to the organizer, Tim Woodhouse. > Special page at MEETING
3 the vote: legal right to vote in elections
VERB + VOTE
have
How many years
Concise English dictionary
votes|voted|votingvəʊt
noun
+a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
+the opinion of a group as determined by voting
+a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
+a body of voters who have the same interests
+the total number of votes cast
verb
+express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
+express one's choice or preference by vote
+express a choice or opinion
+be guided by in voting
+bring into existence or make available by vote
