vote out
Reject at polls
To vote out is to remove someone from office or position through an election or formal vote: The city council was voted out after the scandal.
The phrase emphasizes rejection—not just choosing a replacement, but actively ejecting the incumbent.
If they don't fix the roads, we'll vote them out next term.
- blackballExclude by negative vote
- impeachCharge official with misconduct
- no confidenceAbsence of trust
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- excludeBar from participation
recall · recall election · primary election · referendum · topple · dethrone · exclusion · veto · unseat · banish · petition · oust · incumbent · shoot down · ballot · show of hands · turnout · polls
- coupscoup d'etat, overthrow, coup attempt, soft coup, failed coup