vote down

/voʊt daʊn/
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Other forms: voted down; voting down; votes down

Definitions of vote down
  1. verb
    vote against
    synonyms: turn thumbs down
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    type of:
    vote
    express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
  2. verb
    thwart the passage of
    synonyms: defeat, kill, shoot down, vote out
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    type of:
    blackball, negative, veto
    vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
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