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• 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 out — PHRASAL VERB If people vote out a particular person or political party, they give that person or party so few votes in an official election that they no longer hold a position of power. [V n P] And if the President doesn t make things better,… …   English dictionary

• vote out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms vote out : present tense I/you/we/they vote out he/she/it votes out present participle voting out past tense voted out past participle voted out to remove a person or political party from a position by voting …   English dictionary

• vote out — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reject, remove from office, vote down; see defeat 1 , dismiss 1 , 2 …   English dictionary for students

• vote out — verb To expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting. The incumbent candidated was voted out in a tight race …   Wiktionary

• vote out — win an election …   English contemporary dictionary

• vote — [vōt] n. [LME (Scot) < L votum, a wish, vow < neut. of votus, pp. of vovere, to vow < IE base * ewegwh , to speak solemnly, vow > Sans vāghát, one who vows, Gr euche, a vow, prayer] 1. a) a decision by a group on a proposal,… …   English World dictionary

• vote — I n. collective opinion as determined by voting 1) to take a vote on (a motion) 2) to put a motion to a vote; to bring a motion to a vote 3) to influence, swing a vote (recent events swung the vote in our favor; the press can influence the vote)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• vote — vote1 W3S3 [vəut US vout] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in election/to support)¦ 2 vote somebody into/out of power/office/parliament etc 3¦(choose for prize)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 vote something a success/the best etc 6 I vote ... 7 vote with your wallet 8 vote with your …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — 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