Vote down has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
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
Broader Terms (hypernyms)