I.
noun
1 choice/decision made by voting
ADJECTIVE
▪ electoral
▪ majority
▪ huge , massive ( esp. BrE ), overwhelming , resounding ( esp. BrE )
▪
an overwhelming ~ in favour/favor of autonomy
▪ unanimous
▪ close , knife-edge ( esp. BrE ), narrow ( esp. BrE )
▪ two-thirds , two-to-one , etc.
▪ democratic , direct , free ( BrE )
▪
Members of Parliament will have a free ~ on this bill.
▪ transferable ( BrE )
▪
The single transferable ~ system operates.
▪ fair
▪ secret
▪ national
▪ popular
▪
The law was ratified by popular ~.
▪ casting , decisive
▪ final
▪ crucial , important , key
▪ affirmative , favourable/favorable , yes
▪ negative , no
▪ dissenting
▪ protest
▪
He lost the election because of the protest ~.
▪ tactical ( BrE )
▪ floating ( BrE ), swing ( esp. AmE )
▪ postal ( BrE ), proxy
▪ invalid , valid
▪ congressional , parliamentary , Senate
▪ presidential
▪ individual
▪ block
▪
He won the seat thanks to Polish block ~s.
▪
The union wants the system of block ~s to continue.
▪ black , Hispanic , Jewish , etc.
▪
Ferrer got 84% of the Hispanic ~.
▪ historic
▪ first-place
▪ confirmation , floor , recall , up-or-down (= on which members vote yes or no) , voice (all AmE )
▪ party-line ( AmE )
▪ Conservative , Republican , etc.
VERB + VOTE
▪ have , hold , put sth to the , take
▪
We should put the resolution to the ~.
▪
Let's take a ~ on the issue.
▪ have
▪
The chairperson always has the casting ~.
▪ cast , record ( formal )
▪
You can cast your ~ at the local polling station.
▪
50% of the eligible voters recorded their ~.
▪ gain , garner , get , obtain , poll , receive , secure , win
▪
Our candidate polled only 10% of the ~.
▪ need , require
▪ sway , swing
▪
factors that could swing the ~ against the president
▪ influence
▪ lose
▪ court
▪
Bush had courted the military ~.
▪ count , tally
▪
Votes are still being counted.
▪ divide , split
▪
the party that split the Republican ~
▪ schedule
▪ delay , postpone
▪ give sb
▪ deny sb
▪ suppress
▪ throw away , waste
VOTE + VERB
▪ go to sb/sth
▪
My ~ will go to the party that addresses crime.
▪ fall
▪
The party's ~ fell by 6%.
▪ increase , rise
▪ count
▪
Everyone's ~ counts.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
The bill was passed by a single ~.
▪
Members are elected by direct ~.
▪
Mr Olsen was approved by a ~ of 51–47.
▪ ~ against
▪ ~ for , ~ in favour/favor (of sth)
▪
a ~ for the government
▪ ~ on
▪
a ~ on the new law
PHRASES
▪ change your ~
▪
They want to persuade voters to change their ~.
▪ force a ~ (on sth)
▪
Any senator can force a ~ on virtually any proposal.
▪ a ~ of confidence , a ~ of no confidence
▪
The government received a massive ~ of confidence from the electorate.
▪ a ~ of thanks
▪
A special ~ of thanks went to the organizer, Tom Woodhouse.
▪ take a quick ~
▪
We took a quick ~ to decide on a leader.
2 the vote legal right to vote in elections
VERB + THE VOTE
▪ have
▪
How many years is it since women have had the ~?
▪ get
▪ give sb
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ overwhelmingly
▪ unanimously
▪
The committee ~d unanimously to accept the plans.
▪ narrowly
▪
The Senate ~d narrowly to continue funding the plan.
▪ tactically ( BrE )
▪ online
▪ consistently
▪ down , in , out
▪
The proposal was ~d down.
VERB + VOTE
▪ be eligible to , be entitled to
▪
young people who are eligible to ~ for the first time
▪ intend to
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
They ~d overwhelmingly against the proposal.
▪ for
▪
They all ~d for the new tax.
▪ in
▪
She returned home in order to ~ in the elections.
▪ in favour/favor of
▪
The committee ~d in favour/favor of the plan.
▪ into
▪
the government that has just been ~d into power
▪ off
▪
She was ~d off the committee.
▪ on , upon
▪
Stockholders have the right to ~ on the proposal.
▪
Parliament is to ~ on tobacco advertising tomorrow.
▪ out of
▪
He was ~d out of office.
▪ (by) … to do sth
▪
They ~d 15 to 2 to accept the offer.
▪ with
▪
Her party ~d with the government.
PHRASES
▪ the right to ~
▪
Everyone over 18 has the right to ~.
▪ a round of voting
▪
She was elected on the second round of voting.
▪ ~ Conservative, Labour, Republican, etc.
▪ ~ no , ~ yes
▪
They ~d yes to the agreement.
Vote is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ assembly , ↑ conference , ↑ congress , ↑ council , ↑ delegate , ↑ elector , ↑ electorate , ↑ legislature , ↑ meeting , ↑ member , ↑ panel , ↑ parliament , ↑ representative , ↑ shareholder , ↑ stockholder , ↑ viewer , ↑ voter , ↑ worker
Vote is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ticket , ↑ yes