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Definition of unseat
transitive verb
1 : to dislodge 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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Examples of unseat in a Sentence
He unseated an incumbent senator.
The horse bucked and unseated its rider.
Recent Examples of unseat from the Web
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Cheney joins several other Democrats in seeking the Democratic nomination in the March 20 primary and a chance to unseat Roskam in Nov. 6, 2018, general election.
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But anyone who thinks Lagow has been unseated simply because of some hot-and-cold performances last season is wide of the mark.
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Also, its hot-selling Rogue compact SUV is on track to unseat the Toyota Camry as the most popular car or SUV in the U.S. for the year.
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Mylan shareholders today did not unseat the drug maker’s board of directors, despite calls for an ouster over the EpiPen pricing scandals and remarkably large executive salaries.
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The votes follow an effort by a group of investors to unseat some Mylan directors and reject the company's pay plan, and an unusually public back-and-forth between the board and the largest U.S. proxy adviser on the same issues.
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Kohl’s first attempt to unseat Social Democratic Chancellor Helmut Schmidt failed in 1976, but Kohl seized his chance six years later, taking power on Oct. 1, 1982 when a junior coalition party switched sides.
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The opposition, a loose alliance of parties, has been trying to unseat the ruling socialist regime since Chavez rose to power almost two decades ago.
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Attempts to unseat a few more legislators with democratic or separatist leanings are currently underway.
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First Known Use of unseat
1596
UNSEAT Defined for English Language Learners
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: to remove (someone or something) from a position of power or authority
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: to cause (someone) to fall from a seat or saddle
UNSEAT Defined for Kids
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unseated
;unseating
1 : to remove from a position of authority The mayor was unseated in the election.
2 : to cause to fall from a seat or saddle
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