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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He unseated an incumbent senator.
The horse bucked and unseated its rider.
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Republican Bernie Moreno unseats Sherrod Brown in key Ohio Senate race.
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
In Central New York, Democratic state Senator John Mannion unseated Republican Rep. Brandon Williams, who was widely seen as one of the GOP's most vulnerable incumbents this cycle after state Democrats redrew his district to tilt in their favor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Unofficial county-level results show Calhoun County Commissioner Steve Frisbie unseated Democratic state Rep. Jim Haadsma of Battle Creek.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
And businessman Bernie Moreno, the Ohio GOP Senate nominee, unseated three-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
In Central New York, Democratic state Senator John Mannion unseated Republican Rep. Brandon Williams, who was widely seen as one of the GOP's most vulnerable incumbents this cycle after state Democrats redrew his district to tilt in their favor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Unofficial county-level results show Calhoun County Commissioner Steve Frisbie unseated Democratic state Rep. Jim Haadsma of Battle Creek.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
And businessman Bernie Moreno, the Ohio GOP Senate nominee, unseated three-term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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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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