vote out
vote out · votes out · voted out · voting out
вбити, вбивати, убити
убивать, убить, остановить
töten, umbringen, ermorden
To expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of votingTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.
» They voted Tom out.
Тома зняли з посади.
Meaning
1 sensesTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.
The incumbent candidate was voted out in a tight race.
More definitions
- thwart the passage of
Examples
7 sentencesThey voted Tom out.
Тома зняли з посади.
He was voted out.
deEr wurde herausgewählt.
Dictators can't be voted out, they must be thrown out.
deDiktatoren kann man nicht abwählen, man muss sie stürzen.
The director of the firm was voted out of office due to the scandal.
The old guard was nearly voted out of the Upper House.
Forms
votes out, voting out, voted out, voted out| Base form | vote out · to vote out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | votes out |
| Present participle | voting out |
| Past simple | voted out |
| Past participle | voted out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- vote outвбити, вбиватиTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.
- vote downвбити, вбиватиTo defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
- vote upTo signal support or approval of something by voting for it; to achieve enough support to pass.
- vote inTo collectively approve a nominee for an office or position as a result of voting.
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- thwart the passage of:killshoot downdefeatvote down
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb