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British Dictionary definitions for vote down

vote down

verb
  1. (tr, adverb) to decide against or defeat in a votethe bill was voted down
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Idioms and Phrases with vote down

vote 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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