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put something to the vote Idiom

cast your vote

vote in an election, mark your ballot Before you cast your vote, think carefully about the issues.

devote to

give（oneself，one's time，etc．）freely to；dedicate to 致力于；献身于
She has devoted herself to the medical science．她一直致力于医学研究。
The young doctor devoted himself to helping the poor and the sick．这位年轻的医生致力于帮助穷人和病人。

vote down

defeat by voting against投票击败；否决
People have voted him down．人们把他选掉了。
Someone proposed that the proceedings of the meeting should be recorded on tape，but the suggestion was voted down．有人建议会议讨论情况必须录音，但这个建议被否决了。

vote in

elect by vote投票选举出（某人）
He was voted in by an overwhelming majority．他以压倒多数的选票当选了。
The President has been voted in for the third time．总统已第3次当选。

vote out

reject through voting投票使某人落选
They voted him out by a majority of 20．他们以20票的多数使他落选。
I wonder how he got voted out of office．我不知道他是怎样被投票罢免的。

vote through

pass by voting表决通过
The assembly has voted the new reforms through．大会投票通过了新的改革方案。

vote with one's feet

Idiom(s): vote with one's feet

Theme: DISPLEASURE

to express one's dissatisfaction with something by leaving, especially by walking away.
• I think that the play is a total flop. Most of the audience voted with its feet during the second act.
• I am prepared to vote with my feet if the meeting appears to be a waste of time.

vote a straight ticket

Idiom(s): vote a straight ticket

Theme: POLITICS

to cast a ballot with all the votes for members of the same political party.
• I’m not a member of any political party, so I never vote a straight ticket.
• I usually vote a straight ticket because I believe in the principles of one party and not in the other's.

Casting vote

The casting vote is a vote given to a chairman or president that is used when there is a deadlock.

vote a straight ticket|straight ticket|ticket|vote

v. phr. To not differentiate one's ballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for all candidates for all positions of the same party. "I never have time.to study the ballot in detail," Marie said, "and so I tend to vote a straight Republican ticket."

put (something) to a/the vote

To authority a vote on article as a agency of authoritative a decision. We accept our two options on how to proceed, so let's put it to a vote. The alone fair way to adjudge is to put it to the vote.Learn more: put, vote

put article to the ˈvote

adjudge article by allurement bodies for their votes: The affair was put to the vote.Learn more: put, something, vote

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