outvote
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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
Thus, the small minority of the population that consisted of nobles and clerics could always outvote the majority of the population in this traditional system of voting.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Regan says, in response, that because of “outdated governance rules,” unions representing one-third of the members were able to outvote the majority.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 Curia, it is reported, is so organized that the two Anhalts and the two Schwarzburgs, if they are united among themselves, outvote Oldenburg.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
In other words, the majority outvotes the minority.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even if the Fed leader traditionally has played a big role in setting policy, he or she could still be outvoted by other members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Frankly, I had wanted to name him Willie, but I was outvoted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
They were outvoted, but departing Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged at the news conference that their position could command a majority as soon as June.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
"I voted against awarding a DD degree to Rev Poots but was outvoted," Prof Kirkpatrick said.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
But when it came to a decision, I was often outvoted.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
That was brought into focus this week when the RBA decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.10%, with five of its board members outvoting four other officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
But “when you look at the raw votes, we’re still outvoting them 3-to-1.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
The foundation had the right to receive preferred shares that allow it to block any deal, outvoting other shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2015
Mystifying to Westerners, this phrase means to Japanese that the duly elected majority party in the Diet has passed a measure by outvoting the opposition.
From Time Magazine Archive
Classes A and B are elected by the member banks by a system of group and preferential voting designed to prevent the large banks from outvoting the smaller ones.
From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Frank Albert Fetter
