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Vote down Moderate

Vote down has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

thwart the passage of

"kill a motion"

"he shot down the student's proposal"

2

vote against

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

3

To defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.

Example Sentences
"kill a motion" verb
"he shot down the student's proposal" verb
"The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
veto vote
Rhyming Words
own sown town lown mown gown rown down adown known grown frown shown brown sdown coown blown clown crown drown
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