nay vote
Legislative negative response
A nay vote is a vote against a proposal or motion.
In legislative bodies, members cast nay votes to oppose measures: The bill failed with twelve nay votes.
The term preserves the archaic nay (meaning no), which survives mainly in formal voting contexts alongside its opposite, yea.
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- againstIn opposition to
- noOpposite of yes
party line · veto · ballot · defeat · block · objection · floor · hold the floor · roll call · abstain · motion · point of order · filibuster · majority · minority · down the line · legislation · thumbs down
- refusalsno, decline, no thanks, refuse, nope
- political oppositionopposition party, opposition leader, minority party, minority leader, loyal opposition
- rejectionrejection, reject, denial, refuse, refusal