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
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In pushing for cuts, he could be outvoted, rendering himself the functional equivalent of a potted plant.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
If a loyalist takes over and is too much of an outlier on monetary policy compared with the rest of the FOMC, then the chair could even be outvoted.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Miran pushed for a half-point cut at the September meeting but was outvoted 11-1 on the Federal Open Market Committee.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Andrew Neil, former Sunday Times editor and the founding chair of Sky TV, told the BBC that Murdoch had feared that after his death Lachlan would be outvoted by his siblings.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
If a loyalist takes over and is too much of an outlier on monetary policy compared with the rest of the FOMC, then the chair could even be outvoted.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Miran pushed for a half-point cut at the September meeting but was outvoted 11-1 on the Federal Open Market Committee.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Andrew Neil, former Sunday Times editor and the founding chair of Sky TV, told the BBC that Murdoch had feared that after his death Lachlan would be outvoted by his siblings.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Outvote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outvote. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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