英语词汇“votes of confidence”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

vote /vōt/

noun

An expression of a wish or opinion in an authorized formal way

Collective opinion, decision by a majority

A group of votes or voters collectively

A voter

The right to vote

A means by which a choice is expressed, such as a ballot

A ballot paper

The total number of votes cast

An earnest desire (obsolete)

intransitive verb

To express choice, esp at an election, by vote

To declare oneself in favour of, or against (with for or against), esp by vote

To give one's vote to a specified political party, on a particular occasion or habitually

transitive verb

To determine by vote

To grant by vote

To bring about (a specified result or change) by vote

To elect to an office

To declare by general consent, to pronounce, adjudge to be (informal)

To propose, suggest (informal)

To present for voting, to record the votes of (US)

ORIGIN: L vōtum a wish, from vovēre, vōtum to vow

voteˈless adjective

vōˈter noun

vote of confidence noun

A vote that demonstrates support for a leader, government, etc

vote of no confidence noun

The legal method of forcing the resignation of a leader, government or governing body

voting machine noun (esp US)

A machine on which to register votes

split one's vote or votes

To divide one's votes among two or more candidates

split the vote

To injure a cause by influencing a body of possible supporters to vote in some other way (voteˈ-splittˈing noun)

vote down

To defeat or suppress by vote, or by some other means

vote in

To elect

vote out

To dismiss from office by a vote

vote straight

To give one's vote honestly

vote with one's feet

To indicate one's dissatisfaction with a situation or conditions by leaving