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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Cleaver at risk As Republicans fight over who will succeed Graves, several candidates are also hoping to unseat Cleaver, who’s represented Kansas City in Congress since 2005.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Bailey, a downstate farmer who is making his second bid to unseat Pritzker, has already pledged to lower property taxes, a campaign plank in his Republican challenge to the incumbent.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Facebook and Instagram each have 3 billion monthly users, an unthinkable global reach that’s hard to unseat.
—Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Their victory would unseat Orbán's nationalist Fidesz party, which took power in 2010.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 3 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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