unseated; unseating; unseats
1
: to dislodge from one's seat especially on horseback
2
: to remove from a place or position
especially
: to remove from political office
Examples of unseat in a Sentence
He unseated an incumbent senator.
The horse bucked and unseated its rider.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Gray will need to unseat Chandler Zavala, Saahdiq Charles and Ja’Tyre Carter to make his mark this summer.
—Mike Kaye
may 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
Roy is one of several challengers seeking to unseat Feldstein Soto in the June 2 primary election.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 23 May 2026
That dynamic is on display in the 10th, where recent polls suggest Lander has taken a strong lead in his fight to unseat Goldman, a two-term incumbent, in the June 23 primary.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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unseat
verb
un·seat
ˌən-ˈsēt 
ˈən-
1
: to throw from one's seat especially on horseback
2
: to remove from a place or position
especially
: to remove from political office
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