vote

1 عمومی:: رأی، اخذ رای‌، رای‌، رای‌ دادن‌، دعا، رای

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: vote adverbs/NOUNS vote yes/no • How many people voted Yes in the referendum? vote Conservative/Democrat etc (= vote for someone who is Conservative etc ) • Cubans in the city of Miami have traditionally voted Republican. unanimously (= with everyone voting a particular way ) • The committee voted unanimously in favour of the proposition. overwhelmingly (= by a very large majority ) • On Dec. 7 delegates voted overwhelmingly to strike. narrowly (= by a small majority ) • The Senate voted narrowly to continue funding the controversial project. phrases be eligible/entitled to vote • All those aged 18 or over are eligible to vote. register to vote (= put your name on a list of voters ) • We must encourage people to register to vote.

transnet.ir

2 general:: vote sth down [ M ] to defeat something such as a law or plan by voting against it • The proposal to build a new road through the forest was voted down by the local council., vote sth through [ M ] to accept and make possible something such as a law or plan by voting for it • The committee voted through a proposal to cut the defence budget.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

3 general::   verb ADV. overwhelmingly | unanimously The committee voted unanimously to accept the plans. | narrowly The Senate voted narrowly to continue funding the scheme. | formally The proposals were formally voted upon. | tactically | down, in, out The proposal was voted down. VERB + VOTE be eligible to, be entitled to young people who are eligible to vote for the first time | intend to PREP. against They voted overwhelmingly against the proposal. | for They all voted for the new tax. | in She returned home in order to vote in the elections. | in favour of The committee voted in favour of the plan. | into the government that has just been voted into power | off She was voted off the committee. | on/upon Parliament is to vote on tobacco advertising tomorrow. | onto, out of He was voted out of office. | (by) … to … They voted 15 to 2 to accept the offer. | with Her party voted with the government. PHRASES the right to vote Everyone over 18 has the right to vote. | a round of voting She was elected on the second round of voting. | vote Conservative, Labour, Republican, etc., vote no/yes They voted yes to the agreement.,   noun 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 the election because of the protest vote. | tactical | floating, swing | absent, expatriate, postal, proxy | invalid, valid | congressional, parliamentary | individual | block The union wants the system of block votes to continue. | 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. the vote: legal right to vote in elections VERB + VOTE have How many years

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

4 general:: vote [ intransitive and transitive ] to show which person or party you want, or whether you support a plan, by marking a piece of paper, raising your hand etc: • I’ve voted Democrat all my life. • You can vote for your favourite singer. • A majority of the people voted for independence. • In tomorrow’s election, many young people will be voting for the first time. elect [ transitive ] to choose a leader, representative, or government by voting, so that they become the new leader, representative etc: • He was elected mayor of London. • the newly-elected government • I think we should start by electing a new chairman. go to the polls if a country or voters go to the polls, they vote in an election - used especially in news reports: • The US goes to the polls in November. • The economic crisis could well be a decisive factor when voters go to the polls this autumn. take a vote if a group of people at a meeting take a vote, they vote about something: • We should take a vote on whether or not to accept their offer. • They took a vote and picked Bernard. cast your vote formal to mark a piece of paper, call a telephone number etc in order to vote: • The first votes have been cast in the country’s general election. • Click here to cast your vote. ballot [ transitive ] to ask the members of an organization to vote on something in order to decide what to do: • The union will ballot its members on whether to go ahead with the strike action. veto [ transitive ] to vote against something that other people have agreed on, so that it cannot happen: • The president has the right to veto any piece of legislation.

Longman-Thesaurus

5 general:: noun ballot: We need your vote to win. verb elect: Vote for me and I will help you.

Simple Definitions