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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Beutner belongs to a larger field of candidates, many of them unknown, seeking to unseat Bass after a single four-year term.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The organization works to unseat Democratic incumbents who aren’t sufficiently progressive, and will be focused on that goal as the 2026 primaries intensify.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
Johnson went on to become the city’s first candidate to unseat an incumbent mayor in 40 years.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Hodkinson was strong-armed into selling stock in 1914 and unseated by Zukor in what was, perhaps, Paramount’s first involvement in a hostile takeover.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The organization works to unseat Democratic incumbents who aren’t sufficiently progressive, and will be focused on that goal as the 2026 primaries intensify.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
Johnson went on to become the city’s first candidate to unseat an incumbent mayor in 40 years.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Hodkinson was strong-armed into selling stock in 1914 and unseated by Zukor in what was, perhaps, Paramount’s first involvement in a hostile takeover.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 25 Jan. 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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