vote down

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to decide against or defeat in a vote

   the bill was voted down

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vote down Idioms  

1. 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 down

The Palantir board strongly urged shareholders to vote down the proposals, saying they were “predicated on misunderstandings and inaccuracies about Palantir’s work.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

The Social Democrats received roughly 22% of the vote, down from 27.5% in 2022, their worst result since 1903.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

Last week, the prime minister was forced into a dramatic U-turn to avoid a House of Commons defeat after more than 120 Labour backbenchers threatened to vote down his plans.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025

The Times received those messages from Krekorian’s office after requesting correspondence related to the City Council’s unusual decision to vote down the nomination of neighborhood council leader Jamie York to the city ethics commission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

Women, who held title to all the land and its produce, could vote down decisions by the male leaders of the League and demand that an issue be reconsidered.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann