vote
Definition
noun
the act of marking a paper or holding up your hand, to show your opinion or to show who you want to be elected
Usage
, to put a proposal to the vote
to ask people present at a meeting to say if they do or do not agree with the proposal
verb
to show an opinion by marking a paper or by holding up your hand at a meeting
ExamplesThe meeting voted to close the factory. • 52 per cent of the members voted for Mr Smith as chairman. • Most of the staff voted for a strike.
Usage
she was voted on to the committee
she was elected a member of the committee
