Phrasal Verbs

vote in

This page is about the phrasal verb vote in

Meaning

If a person or a political party is voted in, they have won the most votes in an election.

Synonym

elect

For example

  • vote in sb/sth In a democracy, you can vote in whoever you like.

  • vote sb/sth in Our country's people have voted the Labour Party in for the first time in nearly twenty years.

  • be voted in If the only way to be voted in is to buy a lot of votes, every member of parliament in this country must be guilty of vote-buying.

Nouns often used as objects with vote in: party, president, prime minister, government, leader, politician, representative

Quick Quiz

The Democratic Party was voted in, so they

a. gained power

b. lost power

c. opposed power
a) gained power b) lost power c) opposed power

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Contributor: Matt Errey