unseat

verb

un·seat ˌən-ˈsēt

unseated; unseating; unseats

Synonyms of unseat next

transitive verb

: to dislodge from one's seat especially on horseback

: to remove from a place or position

especially : to remove from political office

Example Sentences

He unseated an incumbent senator. The horse bucked and unseated its rider.

Recent Examples on the Web Klang ultimately backed Craig, contributing to a 5 percentage point win for a Democratic incumbent whom Republicans spent more than $12 million to unseat. —

Thomas Beaumont, Hannah Fingerhut, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Dec. 2022 The gun store in suburban Atlanta, Adventure Outdoors, has been a campaign stop for other Republicans, including Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Herschel Walker, who unsuccessfully sought to unseat Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock last year. —

Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023 The Peter Obi effect Fifteen candidates are seeking to unseat incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the ruling All Progressives Congress party, who is seeking a second term. —

Stephanie Busari, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023 Political opponents who seek to unseat Mr. Erdogan seized on the issue on Wednesday. —

Gulsin Harman, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023 Meanwhile, Democratic efforts to unseat Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin or pick up an open seat in North Carolina also failed. —

Chad Day, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022 Emboldened by preliminary results from Tuesday’s election, a San Francisco advocacy group aligned with moderate politicians is already launching an effort to unseat one of the city’s most progressive supervisors two years from now. —

J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Nov. 2022 In an effort to unseat Mendoza, LeBaron endorsed two candidates. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022 One Democratic Senate candidate in particular, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who is seeking to unseat incumbent GOP Sen. Ron Johnson in the Badger State's Nov. 8 midterm election, has liked numerous tweets that called for ICE to be abolished and criticized the agency. —

Kyle Morris, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2022 See More

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