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vote down
verb
- 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
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. – who voted down the measure on reversing Canada duties – told CNN that the president’s calculation that tariffs would shift manufacturing back in the long run wasn’t a safe bet.
This will force it to strike a deal with other parties or risk seeing the budget being voted down - something that could result in the collapse of the coalition government.
The Tories attempted to amend the parliamentary schedule to include a statement from the government, but this was voted down by MSPs.
In January 2024, the governing party and its right-wing ally voted down a parliamentary motion calling for an investigation into the missing children.
Conservatives have strongly criticised the spending plans and said on Monday night: "It must be voted down."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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