outvote

Example Sentences

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Eventually, Lennon organizes a meeting with Klein and he, Starr and Harrison outvote McCartney, who does not want Klein to manage the group.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021

Regan says, in response, that because of “outdated governance rules,” unions representing one-third of the members were able to outvote the majority.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2019

Madison argues that the nation would be able to deal with minoritarian factions—the majority can just outvote them.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2018

The two privileged estates could always outvote the Third Estate.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Our defeats we claimed as victories, inasmuch as we forced our opponents to bring out all their friends to outvote us.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady