outvote
verb
out·vote
ˌau̇t-ˈvōt 
outvoted; outvoting
: to cast more votes than
… youth voter turnout in presidential elections has fallen below 50 percent, and Baby Boomers now outvote their children's generation …—
Derek Thompson
: to defeat by a majority of votes
Derek Thompsontwo groups combining to outvote the other members of the board
Examples of outvote in a Sentence
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All of our former championship winners are flying the flag for their home breweries again (except for the Big Ash 2020 winner Coffee Blonde, which was outvoted by the Symphony Vienna Lager).
—The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024
And that basic idea – older people outvoting everybody else – figures to continue as America’s population gets older.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2024
Later in October 2021, Pastor, Guardado , Ansari and former Councilman Carlos Garcia lobbied to pass the ordinance but were outvoted.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
The conservative Justices outvoted the liberals, 5–4, granting the stay.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
Producer Lorne Michaels actually preferred her for the role of Regina but was outvoted in the end.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
In is up against Sid’s Garage after the duo outvoted Double Tap Pub and Holy Cow, respectively.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2024
In an effort to resolve the dispute Jimmy Haslam and his father, Pilot founder Jim Haslam, presented a resolution to the board in August but were outvoted by the five Berkshire members of the board.
—Randall Chase, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Being outvoted is understood not as a disappointment but as an existential threat.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024
And that basic idea – older people outvoting everybody else – figures to continue as America’s population gets older.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2024
Later in October 2021, Pastor, Guardado , Ansari and former Councilman Carlos Garcia lobbied to pass the ordinance but were outvoted.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
The conservative Justices outvoted the liberals, 5–4, granting the stay.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
Producer Lorne Michaels actually preferred her for the role of Regina but was outvoted in the end.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2024
In is up against Sid’s Garage after the duo outvoted Double Tap Pub and Holy Cow, respectively.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2024
In an effort to resolve the dispute Jimmy Haslam and his father, Pilot founder Jim Haslam, presented a resolution to the board in August but were outvoted by the five Berkshire members of the board.
—Randall Chase, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
Being outvoted is understood not as a disappointment but as an existential threat.
—Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
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“Outvote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outvote. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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