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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The Colombian state has a long history of fighting such ideological guerrilla movements seeking to unseat the government in Bogotá.
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Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
Haider, of Aurora, was just elected to the board last fall after unseating former Naperville City Council member Patty Gustin.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Jason Thomas, who manages road and bridge operations in Tarrant County's Precinct 2, unseated incumbent Craig Tipping in the Place 3 race.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Now, Chakrabarti, 39, is staging a primary challenge of his own, vying to unseat former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
Haider, of Aurora, was just elected to the board last fall after unseating former Naperville City Council member Patty Gustin.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Jason Thomas, who manages road and bridge operations in Tarrant County's Precinct 2, unseated incumbent Craig Tipping in the Place 3 race.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Now, Chakrabarti, 39, is staging a primary challenge of his own, vying to unseat former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 19 May. 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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