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  • 1vote somebody into something — ˌvote sb ˈin | ˌvote sb ˈinto/ˈonto sth derived to choose sb for a position by voting • He was voted in as treasurer. • She was voted onto the board of governors. Main entry: ↑votederived …

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  • 2vote somebody onto something — ˌvote sb ˈin | ˌvote sb ˈinto/ˈonto sth derived to choose sb for a position by voting • He was voted in as treasurer. • She was voted onto the board of governors. Main entry: ↑votederived …

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  • 3vote somebody out of something — ˌvote sb ˈout | ˌvote sb ˈout of/ˈoff sth derived to dismiss sb from a position by voting • He was voted out of office. Main entry: ↑votederived …

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  • 4vote somebody out off something — ˌvote sb ˈout | ˌvote sb ˈout of/ˈoff sth derived to dismiss sb from a position by voting • He was voted out of office. Main entry: ↑votederived …

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  • 5vote — 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 …

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  • 6vote down — verb 1. thwart the passage of (Freq. 1) kill a motion he shot down the student s proposal • Syn: ↑kill, ↑shoot down, ↑defeat, ↑vote out • Derivationally related forms …

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  • 7vote — ▪ I. vote vote 2 noun 1. [countable] when a group of people vote in order to decide or choose something: • The results of the vote were surprising 80% of workers favoured strike action. • Creditors will take a vote on the reorganization plan… …

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  • 8vote in — verb elect in a voting process (Freq. 1) They voted in Clinton • Hypernyms: ↑choose, ↑take, ↑select, ↑pick out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …

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  • 9vote 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 …

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  • 10voter — vote vote 1 [vəʊt ǁ voʊt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to show by marking a paper, raising your hand etc which person you want to elect or whether you support a particular plan: vote for/​against • 23% of shareholders voted for him as a new… …

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