expulsion, riddance, ejection, exclusion - the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"

expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"

controvert, contradict, oppose - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"

vote down, vote out, defeat, kill, shoot down - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"