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vote sth down

phrasal verb with vote
 
/vəʊt/
 
US  /voʊt/ verb [I or T]

Definition

to defeat something such as a law or plan by voting against it: The proposal to build a new road through the forest was voted down by the local council.ElectionsRefusing and rejecting
(Definition of vote sth down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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