Phrase Hound found 77 phrases and 43 compound words that contain vote. The most common are listed below. Open vote in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 77
- vote of confidenceA motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead …
- voice voteA vote that is held by members calling out aye or nay, used in cases where result is not contested or at least not close and a count is not needed to determine if the motion passes.
- popular voteThe total number of votes among a populace as an electorate.
- Majority vote
- One vote
- get out the voteTo increase voter turnout, typically in a highly partisan way.
- vote-by-mailA system for conducting elections in which voters receive and return ballots via the mail
- vote buyingThe distribution of a material benefit to an individual voter in exchange for support in a ballot.
- vote of no confidenceA parliamentary motion representing the lack of confidence of a parliament in the standing government. A passed motion of no confidence usually results in the government's fall.
- Unanimous vote
- postal voteA vote made on an official form which is then sent through the post/mail.
- Recorded vote
- getting out the votepresent participle and gerund of get out the vote
- put to the voteTo ask people to vote on a proposal.
- early voteTo vote in advance of the voting date, such as by mail or online.
- free voteIn a Westminster parliamentary system and other democratic systems, a vote by members of a legislative body in which the members are permitted by their respective political parties to vote as they individually see fit, without direction …
- vote bankA section of an electorate that will vote for a particular party or formation, come what may.
- alternative voteA voting system in which each voter lists the candidates in order of preference. At each stage the candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes transferred according to the voters' preferences.
- casting voteA vote made by the leader or chair of a group, in the event of a deadlock
- block voteA vote cast by a representative or delegate on behalf of a group of people, having a voting weight proportional to the size of the group.
- cross-voteTo vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.
- vote downTo defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
- swing voteA vote held by a swing voter, and as such unpredictable.
- single transferable voteA multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot.
- protest voteA vote cast in an election to demonstrate the voter's dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or refusal of the current political system.
Compound words 43
- voterSomeone who votes.
- votableCapable of being voted upon.
- VoticA nearly extinct Finno-Ugric language spoken in Ingria.
- downvoteA vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity.
- upvoteA vote for something that increases a cumulative tally of popularity.
- votationThe act of voting, especially when not to elect a government or head of state.
- votekickA vote to expel a player, taken by the other players.
- supervoteA special vote that has more influence on a decision than an ordinary vote.
- votelessWithout a vote or votes.
- votesheetA form to be filled in by voters to indicate their preference among various choices in various categories.