"put to the vote" meaning in English

See put to the vote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: puts to the vote [present, singular, third-person], putting to the vote [participle, present], put to the vote [participle, past], put to the vote [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,put>}} put to the vote (third-person singular simple present puts to the vote, present participle putting to the vote, simple past and past participle put to the vote)
  1. To ask people to vote on a proposal.
    Sense id: en-put_to_the_vote-en-verb-nfOtXB70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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