Synonyms and antonyms of To vote in an election or on a political issue in American Thesaurus

abstain (verb)

to deliberately not vote in an election or at a meeting

adopt (verb)

to formally accept a proposal, usually by voting

adopt (verb)

British to choose someone to represent your political party in an election

ballot (verb)

to vote in order to decide an issue

blackball (verb)

to prevent someone from joining a group by voting against them

carry (verb)

if a motion (=a formal suggestion of policy) is carried, it is accepted officially because the majority of people have voted for it

cast a vote/ballot ()

to vote in an election

elect (verb)

to choose someone by voting so that they represent you or hold an official position

go to the polls ()

to vote in an election

put in ()

to elect a politician to a legislature or a political party to govern a country

reelect (verb)

to elect someone again

return (verb)

to elect someone to a position, especially in a legislature

spoil (verb)

American to accidentally do something that makes a ballot paper unable to be read and therefore unable to be counted in an election.

stuff the ballot box ()

to cheat during an election by voting too many times

unseat (verb)

to remove someone from a position of power, for example by voting

vote (verb)

to show your choice of a person or an issue in an election

vote a split ticket (American)

American to vote for candidates of more than one political party in an election

vote down ()

to stop or end something as the result of a vote

vote in ()

to give a person or political party a position of power by voting

vote off ()

to remove someone from a position on something such as a committee by voting

vote out ()

to remove a person or political party from a position by voting

vote through ()

to make something accepted officially by voting