vote sth through
— phrasal verb with vote uk/vəʊt/us/voʊt/verb [ I or T ]
to accept and make possible something such as a law or plan by voting for it:
The committee voted through a proposal to cut the defence budget.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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