Chooses school to get votes (7)
I believe the answer is:
selects
'chooses' is the definition.
('select' can be a synonym of 'choose')
'school to get votes' is the wordplay.
'school' becomes 'S'.
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'votes' becomes 'elects'.
's'+'elects'='SELECTS'
(Other definitions for selects that I've seen before include "Picks out" , "Blocks" , "Chooses" .)