Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
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- The only way to positively kill him is by collective vote of the Ancients, which they refuse to do.
Source: Nigh-Invulnerability -
Kingmaker Scenario: Denys Mallister and Cotter Pyke are convinced by Samwell to vote for Jon Snow, as they each refuse to allow the other to become Lord Commander and don't like any of the other candidates.
Source: Literature / A Storm of Swords -
In the "Choose Your Own Adventure" book for the 2000 presidential election, one of the paths leading to the bad ending has your own mother refuse to vote for you, and you being so far behind in the race that the networks declare your opponent the winner eight hours before the polling ends.
Source: Magazine / MAD
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Vote and Refuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refuse/vote
Refuse & Vote. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/refuse/vote>.
Vote or Refuse. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/refuse/vote.
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