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

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 ()

to vote in an election

deselect (verb)

British to decide that someone who is a member of parliament should not be a candidate at the next 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 parliament or a political party to govern a country

re-elect (verb)

to elect someone again

return (verb)

to elect someone to a position, especially in parliament

spoil (verb)

British to mark a voting paper so that it will not be officially accepted, usually to show that you are unhappy about the election

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