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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His father worshipped guitarists from the Delta and even wanted to name his son after the Mississippian Albert King but was outvoted by his wife, who named him after Beethoven.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
But the mayor and vice mayor were outvoted by their colleagues.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, Frost and other Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted to subpoena Musk to testify, but were outvoted by the GOP majority.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
At the General Assembly, the United States has but one vote of 193 member states and is routinely and overwhelmingly outvoted by an undemocratic, anti-American, and anti-Israel mob on key issues.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
But the mayor and vice mayor were outvoted by their colleagues.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, Frost and other Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted to subpoena Musk to testify, but were outvoted by the GOP majority.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
At the General Assembly, the United States has but one vote of 193 member states and is routinely and overwhelmingly outvoted by an undemocratic, anti-American, and anti-Israel mob on key issues.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Outvote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outvote. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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