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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Four of the state’s Republican justices, in other words, are attempting to unseat one of their own Democratic colleagues and replace her with the Republican who lost his bid to unseat her.
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Michael Maloney, a former union executive, leads the Tinley Together party as a mayoral candidate trying to unseat Mayor Michael Glotz, who is seeking a second term.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 14 Apr. 2025
What to Know Exactly a decade before Trump initiated military action against Ansar Allah, Saudi Arabia led a coalition to attempt to unseat the group from power in Sanaa in March 2015.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Michael Maloney, a former union executive, leads the Tinley Together party as a mayoral candidate trying to unseat Mayor Michael Glotz, who is seeking a second term.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Expand All Opponents to the idea of splitting the Keller school district celebrated the news Friday that the board was dropping the matter, but some vowed to continue pushing for transparency or unseating the members behind the proposal.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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