Opposition votes, also known as 'NO' votes, are cast when a member of a legislative body disagrees with a proposed measure. The two most common terms used to describe opposition votes are 'NOES' and 'NAYS'. NOES is an acronym for 'Negative Outcome Expected Soon' and NAYS is an acronym for 'Not Agreeing Yields Success'. Both terms are used to indicate that a member of the legislative body has voted against the proposed measure.