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vote down

verb

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

    the bill was voted down

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.
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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.

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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.

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The Tories attempted to amend the parliamentary schedule to include a statement from the government, but this was voted down by MSPs.

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In January 2024, the governing party and its right-wing ally voted down a parliamentary motion calling for an investigation into the missing children.

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Conservatives have strongly criticised the spending plans and said on Monday night: "It must be voted down."

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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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