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Common collocations with vote in American Collocation

vote noun

US /voʊt/

in a particular contest

democratic
electoral
parliamentary
presidential

Winning the parliamentary vote on Friday 10 March will be crucial, but not easy.

made in a particular way

electronic
postal
proxy

People must request a postal vote far enough in advance of the ballot.

showing strong support for an opinion or proposal

affirmative
decisive
overwhelming
resounding
unanimous

We will be working together to secure an affirmative vote.

made in order to influence the result of an election, not to show support for someone

tactical

The Liberal Democrats fought a good campaign, and clearly grabbed a large number of tactical votes.

make your choice by voting

cast
exercise
register

At the last general election only 46.5 % of eligible voters cast their vote.

gain votes

attract
gain
garner
get
poll
receive
secure
win

Helen Cumming stood for the Soicalist Party and polled 647 votes.

count votes

count
record

The inVote interactive voting system instantly records the votes as they come in.