verb / noun · neutral
vote
UK/vəʊt/US/voʊt/VOTE
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to make a choice in an election; the act or a single choice in such a process
Examples
“I will vote in the local election next week.”
“The final vote was close.”
“Many young people voted for the first time.”
Band 8 sentence
“Turnout was unusually high because many citizens felt their vote could really influence policy.”
Collocations
- cast a vote
- vote for
- eligible to vote
Word family
voter nounvoting noun / adjectiveballot noun
Common mistakes
I was voted yesterday.→I voted yesterday.
He voted to be the leader.→They voted him in as the leader.
Say it for a higher band
5choose→6select→7+vote
Synonyms
choose
elect
Easily confused
elect
“They elected a new mayor last month.”
choose
“I choose a red shirt rather than a blue one.”
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