vote down

Verb

Meaning

thwart the passage of

vote against

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Synonyms

kill defeat shoot down vote out turn thumbs down defeated killing reject deny refuse veto squash overturn damn overrule

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Antonyms

agreement choose desire favor distinguish approval

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Hypernyms

negative vote veto blackball

Examples

kill a motion Source: Internet

he shot down the student's proposal Source: Internet

The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position Source: Internet

DeWine vetoed a bill to prevent ODH from issuing widespread quarantine orders (it also would’ve given lawmakers authority to vote down any public health orders). Source: Internet

If we vote down the HST, they will wash their hands of it. Source: Internet

Trustees continue to lean toward a single bond proposition, offering the lame excuse that if they gave voters, say two choices, voters might approve the less-urgent proposition and vote down the proposition that contains the district’s vital needs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vote by mail-in ballots vote counter vote deprivation vote early and often vote early, vote often vote for