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