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VOTE DOWN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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
Sense 2
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
