votes out
Ejects by ballot
To vote out is to remove someone from a position through an election or group decision: The shareholders voted out the entire board.
The phrase implies collective rejection—a committee votes out its chair, citizens vote out an incumbent, contestants get voted out of reality shows.
The opposite is vote in.
- ballotVoting document
- secret ballotConfidential electoral choice
- show of handsVoting by lifting arms
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
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