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vote down
vote down vb (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr, adverb) to decide against or defeat in a vote: the bill was voted down. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  vote down - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"vote out, defeat, kill, shoot downnegative, veto, blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" | | 2. |  vote down - vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position"turn thumbs downvote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" |
Translationsvote down
vote downTo defeat some measure or candidate through an official vote. Often used in passive constructions. A noun or pronoun can be used between "vote" and "down." As expected, the country voted the political newcomer down in the general election, but he fared much better than many had expected at the beginning of the campaign. The proposed legislation was narrowly voted down in the house of representatives.See also: down, votevote someone or something downto defeat someone or something in an election. The community voted the proposal down. They voted down the proposal.See also: down, votevote downDefeat a candidate or measure, as in The new amendment was voted down by a narrow margin. This idiom was first recorded in 1642. See also: down, votevote downv. To reject or defeat something by vote: Parliament voted down the amendment. Should we approve this budget plan or vote it down?See also: down, voteEncyclopediaSeevoteFinancialSeeVotevote down
Synonyms for vote downverb thwart the passage ofSynonyms- vote out
- defeat
- kill
- shoot down
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