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votes down

votes down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of vote down.

Meaning of vote down

Verb

vote down (third-person singular simple present votes down, present participle voting down, simple past and past participle voted down)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
    • His wife voted down the project the moment he suggested it.

Questions about votes down

What is votes down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Votes down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of vote down.

Words near votes down in the dictionary

  1. voters' roll
  2. voters' rolls
  3. votership
  4. voterships
  5. votes
  6. votes down
  7. votes in
  8. votes of confidence
  9. votes of no confidence
  10. votes of thanks
  11. votes out

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