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unseat

[uhn-seet] / ʌnˈsit /
VERB
unsaddle
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


VERB
oust
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Antonyms
WEAK
VERB
remove from office
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Now, Kushner is volunteering to unseat the Republican incumbent, who has been in office since 1997.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

Brazilian Joao Havelange was the last person to unseat a Fifa president in an election, ousting Sir Stanley Rous in 1974.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

At one point, the rebels threatened to unseat the junta.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

They aim to unseat the mockingbird, which has held the top perch for 99 years, and crown the American flamingo state bird.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

It was rebelling and would have leaped over the side of the mountain, to all our destruction, in its attempt to unseat me had I relaxed control for a single second.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Cameron tried to neutralize that advantage of incumbency as he outlined his own policy priorities for Kentucky’s economy if he unseats Beshear in the November election.

From Washington Times Aug. 30, 2023

It’s unlikely that Nelson unseats Miller Moss as the Trojans’ No. 2 quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2023

In Kentucky, Democratic nominee Amy McGrath, a former fighter pilot, would be the first woman to represent the Lexington-based 6th Congressional District if she unseats Republican Rep. Garland “Andy” Barr.

From Washington Post Sep. 12, 2018

Telling these stories unseats narratives that we can’t reach our full potential without leaving this place, or worst of all, that we don’t exist at all.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2018

He now began leaping sideways, a form of bucking that often unseats a rider, but Snake was proof against this.

From The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders by Howard L. (Howard Livingston) Hastings

This week, the leader of our second-most-popular political party could be unseated in an election by a man who wears a floor-length cape and a bin over his head.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2026

A recent Ampere survey of of sports fans found that football has narrowly unseated baseball as the number three sport in the US, with 10% of Americans saying it's their favourite.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

In the 13th District, community and union organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier unseated the veteran establishment figure Rep. Adriano Espaillat.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

He was unseated by Jeff Koons' "Rabbit" a year later.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

By themselves they had unseated the authority of a headmaster.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

There is no clear mechanism for unseating the regime.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

As fate would have it, playing alongside his own captain in Tom Latham some 17 years later, Conway on Thursday etched his name on to that record list, but fell short of unseating his hero.

From Barron's Dec. 18, 2025

Thune was first elected to the Senate in 2004 after unseating the Democratic minority leader at the time, former Sen. Tom Daschle.

From Salon Nov. 13, 2024

For more than 50 years opposition politicians have dreamt of unseating the mighty Botswana Democratic Party, but only Boko has made that a reality.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2024

Soon after the session of 1846 began, it became known that the protectionist petition against the Peelite or liberal sitting member for Wigan was likely to succeed in unseating him.

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by John Morley




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