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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The 2nd District has been in a tug-of-war between the two major parties for the last decade, with Democratic former Rep. Elaine Luria unseating the incumbent Republican in 2018, before being unseated herself by the current incumbent, Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans, in 2022.
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 June 2024
As another example of a competitive district, Republicans want to unseat Rep. Lindsay Cross, D-St. Petersburg, in Pinellas County’s House District 60.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Hovde jumps into Senate race this week Madison businessman Eric Hovde will launch his campaign this week to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin in November.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Business Column: Facebook and Amazon launch a personal attack to unseat a tough regulator
July 15, 2021
Popular touring artists have regularly groused about Ticketmaster since then.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 June 2024
As another example of a competitive district, Republicans want to unseat Rep. Lindsay Cross, D-St. Petersburg, in Pinellas County’s House District 60.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Hovde jumps into Senate race this week Madison businessman Eric Hovde will launch his campaign this week to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin in November.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Business Column: Facebook and Amazon launch a personal attack to unseat a tough regulator
July 15, 2021
Popular touring artists have regularly groused about Ticketmaster since then.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 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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