vote against

/vəʊt əˈɡenst/

verb phrase

  1. To express your choice or opinion in a vote that opposes a person, plan, proposal, or decision.

    B1

    intransitive; followed by against + noun, pronoun, or -ing formformal

    • "I voted against the proposal."B1
    • "Most members voted against increasing taxes."B2
    • "Many people voted against the candidate in the election."B2

Collocations

vote against a billvote against a proposalvote against a candidatevote against a decisionvote against a motion

Word family

votevotervoting