Vote down
verb
1.
(transitive, adverb) to decide against or defeat in a vote: the bill was voted down
Defeat a candidate or measure, as in The new amendment was voted down by a narrow margin. This idiom was first recorded in 1642.
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- Vote-getter
noun 1. a candidate or issue whose personality, policies, etc., are considered certain to attract many votes.
- Voteless
adjective 1. lacking or without a vote. 2. denied the right to vote, especially in political elections.
- Vote of no confidence
noun 1. (parliament) a vote on a motion put by the Opposition censuring an aspect of the Government’s policy; if the motion is carried the Government is obliged to resign Also called vote of censure
- Vote of non-confidence
noun 1. (parliament, Canadian) Also motion of non-confidence. a vote or motion in a legislative body censuring an aspect of or indicating a lack of majority support for a government policy Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) vote of no confidence
- Voter
noun 1. a person who votes. 2. a person who has a right to vote; elector. noun 1. a person who can or does vote