VOTE DOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Vote against

Example:

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

Synonyms:

turn thumbs down; vote down

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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

Meaning:

Thwart the passage of

Example:

he shot down the student's proposal

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something