to vote down

Examples

• All

• On August 26, 1986, the Lebanon Town Meeting voted down the permit.

  Academic text (1992)

• The bailout package was defeated today, voted down in the House of Representatives.

  Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

• And also, if Parliament vote down this deal, will she give British people a voice?

• Then, a bunch of Democrats will vote it down because their seats are too safe.

  Blog text (14)

• How do you feel about laws such as Question 2, which was just voted down in Massachusetts?

  Blog text (7)

• Reaction was hardly supportive, and the House has since voted down federal relief for Detroit.

  Blog text (18)

• Bill Clinton and his commission also voted down these changes to the Medicare program.

  Blog text (1)

• The last budget Mr. Obama submitted to the Senate was voted down 97 to 0.

  Blog text (34)

• Frequently, tribal leaders and their constituencies simply voted down pending bilateral agreements or laws perceived as potentially injurious.

  Academic text (1994)

• The committee decided to vote down the motion for a new parking lot due to budget concerns.

Synonyms

K

to kill

vsto vote down

682 2.8

Stop something from working or continuing

does the same but specifies group decision as the method rather than any cause

T

to turn down

vsto vote down

312 2.9

Refuse an offer, invitation, or request

applies to formal group rejection that prevents passage rather than personal refusal

D

to defeat

vsto vote down

171 2.7

To stop a proposal from passing, often by vote

typically means rejecting by a group decision rather than by argument

V

to veto

vsto vote down

156 4.0

To refuse to accept a decision, proposal, or law

is about rejecting by a group's decision rather than a single authority's refusal

V

to vote out

vsto vote down

57 3.2

Reject a proposal by voting against it

is identical in meaning but uses a different phrase in speech

S

to shoot down

vsto vote down

• Informal

31 3.8

Say no to an idea or plan in a sudden, strong way

is used for formal group rejection that ends a proposal rather than abrupt dismissal

V

to vote nay

vsto vote down

• Formal

2 7.0

To say 'nay' when voting to show you are against a proposal

is about collective rejection that defeats a proposal rather than a single ballot

T

to turn thumbs down

vsto vote down

1 7.0

To show that you do not agree with or support something

is used for rejecting by group decision rather than only showing disapproval

Antonyms

A

to approve

∞ 1.6

To officially agree to something or think that it is good

How Supported

to vote in

43 3.2

to vote

∞ 1.0

to vote out

57 3.2

to vote down

18 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology