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
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Examples of unseat in a Sentence
He unseated an incumbent senator.
The horse bucked and unseated its rider.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Leadership Contest Challenges , likely Freeland or Carney, faces the prospect of a no-confidence vote, with opposition parties united in their determination to unseat the Liberal government.
—Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Of course, the Chiefs won’t be playing, but the six teams that hope to unseat KC as the AFC’s (and NFL’s) top dog will be in action.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Freedom Caucus supporters vowed to unseat Republican incumbents deemed insufficiently conservative.
—Will Warasila, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 31 Jan. 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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