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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Several groups have promised to spend top dollar on unseating those who oppose redistricting, setting the stage for a messy primary if the Senate did not pass the bill.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Then-Mayor Jason Pierce, who unseated Ridgeway in the 2019 election, secretly installed a security camera in the senior center.
—Rose Evans
updated December 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, the Bears lost their lead in the NFC North division with the loss and were also unseated as the top overall seed in the NFC playoff picture.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Brazilian lawmaker Flavio Bolsonaro said his father, former leader Jair Bolsonaro, has backed him to run in the country's 2026 presidential election, dashing the hopes of investors who had another candidate in mind to unseat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Then-Mayor Jason Pierce, who unseated Ridgeway in the 2019 election, secretly installed a security camera in the senior center.
—Rose Evans
updated December 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, the Bears lost their lead in the NFC North division with the loss and were also unseated as the top overall seed in the NFC playoff picture.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Brazilian lawmaker Flavio Bolsonaro said his father, former leader Jair Bolsonaro, has backed him to run in the country's 2026 presidential election, dashing the hopes of investors who had another candidate in mind to unseat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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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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