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VOTE DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vote down mean? 

VOTE DOWN (verb)
  The verb VOTE DOWN has 2 senses:

1. thwart the passage ofplay

2. vote againstplay

  Familiarity information: VOTE DOWN used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VOTE DOWN (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Thwart the passage of

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

defeat; kill; shoot down; vote down; vote out

Context example:

he shot down the student's proposal

Hypernyms (to "vote down" is one way to...):

blackball; negative; veto (vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 2

Meaning:

Vote against

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

turn thumbs down; vote down

Context example:

The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position

Hypernyms (to "vote down" is one way to...):

vote (express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP


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