voting out
Collective electoral rejection
Voting out is removing someone from a position or group through a vote.
The phrase appears in political contexts—They voted out the incumbent—and in competitive settings where participants are eliminated by group decision: The tribe voted her out.
To vote someone off the island comes from reality television but has become a general idiom for collective rejection.
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- ballotVoting document
- secret ballotConfidential electoral choice
- impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
- recall electionVote to unseat incumbent
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voting outelecting
Selecting by vote
re-electing · reelecting · installing · choosing · selecting
voting outappointing
Selecting for a position
installing · nominating · designating · anointing · handpicking
voting outkeeping in
Retaining within bounds
re-electing · retaining · confirming · returning · backing
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