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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Before being unseated by centrist challenger Péter Magyar, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had threatened to cut gas supplies to Ukraine.
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Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
This year urban planner Scott Lau and attorney Mark Velasquez seek to unseat the incumbent.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Before being unseated by centrist challenger Péter Magyar, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had threatened to cut gas supplies to Ukraine.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
But shifting enough votes to unseat Soto will be a significant challenge.
—The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 28 Apr. 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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