VOTE DOWN
\vˈə͡ʊt dˈa͡ʊn], \vˈəʊt dˈaʊn], \v_ˈəʊ_t d_ˈaʊ_n]\
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vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position"
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win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
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thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
By Princeton University