vote down

verb

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

   the bill was voted down

Idioms and Phrases

Defeat a candidate or measure, as in The new amendment was voted down by a narrow margin. This idiom was first recorded in 1642.

Example Sentences

There is a “better chance of me playing in the NFL this season” than Tesla shareholders voting down Musk’s pay package.

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Meanwhile, far right National Rally's leader Marine Le Pen, who has long been calling for fresh elections, stated on Wednesday that she would vote down any new government.

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The recall attempt was ultimately voted down by 61.9% of voters.

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A strong lobby group has emerged to demand the decriminalisation of FGM, but legislation aimed at repealing the ban was voted down in parliament last year.

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Bayrou runs the risk of having his budget voted down in parliament in the autumn, which could eventually cause his government to collapse.

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