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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In May 2016, WVUE unseated WWL as the 10 p.m. news champ after an unbroken streak of 38 years.
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In Roeland Park, three former council members are vying to unseat Mayor Mike Kelly: Roger Cooper, Scott Gregory and Linda Mau.
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Borgelin unseated a city commissioner who had been on the dais since 2006.
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What does Kerr's situation mean for the Warriors in their quest to unseat the Cavs as NBA champs?
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David Min, a law professor from the University of California, Irvine, is seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters in California’s Orange County.
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To match history for history, James and the Cavs pulled off an unprecedented comeback in the Finals to unseat them.
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And if Amazon was able to unseat so many iconic stores in just 15 years, then Jeff Bezos knows that the same could happen to him.
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First Known Use of unseat
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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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