vote for a proposal

/voʊt fɔːr ə prəˈpoʊzəl/

verb phrase

  1. To formally express support for a suggested plan or idea in a vote.

    B1

    vote for + nounformal

    • "I voted for the proposal."A2
    • "Most members voted for the proposal to reduce office hours."B1
    • "The committee voted for a proposal that would substantially reform the funding system."B2

Common mistakes

  • vote a proposal→vote for a proposal

    Use for when you mean that you support the proposal.

Collocations

vote for the proposalvote against the proposalput a proposal to a votevote for a motionvote for a candidatevote for a change

Word family

votevotervotingproposeproposal