voted
v.v. to make an official choice for a person or an idea in an election or meeting. You usually do this by marking a piece of paper or raising your hand.
v. to express a formal preference or choice in an election, meeting, or legislative body. Often used with the prepositions 'for', 'against', or 'on'.
Most people voted for the new park.
The committee members voted unanimously to approve the budget after a long discussion about costs.
Although the majority of the electorate voted in favor of the reform, the legislative process stalled due to a lack of consensus on the implementation timeline.
Often followed by 'for' to indicate support or 'against' to indicate opposition; can also take an infinitive ('voted to change').
They voted the candidate.They voted for the candidate.When expressing support for a person or option, the verb requires the preposition 'for'.