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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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Four major candidates look to unseat Karen Bass Incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces a tough reelection challenge in a field of 13 candidates, including a reality TV personality, a tech entrepreneur and two progressive candidates.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Running to unseat Fulcher are GOP candidates Andy Briner, 33, of Parma, and Joseph Morrison, 35, of Boise.
—Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
Pratt, who rose to fame on MTV’s The Hills, and Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member representing the 4th District, are both aiming to unseat Bass in the June 2 primary.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 6 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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