no vote
Ballot against motion
A no vote is a vote cast against a proposal, candidate, or measure.
In legislative contexts, members cast no votes to reject bills or amendments: The senator's no vote killed the funding package.
In referendums, a no vote opposes the question on the ballot.
The term also describes the collective opposition: The no vote prevailed by a narrow margin.
- nayNegative vote
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- opposeAct against something
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- veto powerAuthority to reject decisions
pocket veto · dissent · against · roll call · ballot · referendum · abstain · negative · thumbs down · defeated · blocked · objection · denial · filibuster · majority · minority · party line · parliament
- votesballot, yea, nay, aye, tally
- votingballot, ballots, polls, candidates, aye
- referendumsreferendum, ballot measure, ballot initiative, proposition, ballot question
- disapprovaldisapproval, scowl, disapprove, disapproves, frown
electoral participation
no voteabstention
Formal refusal to vote
blank ballot · spoiled ballot · abstaining · sitting out · recusal