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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Danny Bakst, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Virts is the first Democrat to launch a bid to unseat Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in what is shaping up to be a crowded race on both sides of the aisle.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2025
The president has already lashed out at Representative Thomas Massie after the Kentucky Republican criticized Trump's decision to bomb Iran, with Axios reporting that the president's political operation has launched an effort to unseat Massie.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Next weekend, two films have the potential to unseat How to Train Your Dragon after two weeks in the pole position.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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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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