unseatverb [ T ]
uk/ʌnˈsiːt/us/ʌnˈsiːt/unseat verb [ T ] (POLITICIAN)
to remove someone from power, especially as a result of an election:
The opposition candidate failed by only 39 votes to unseat the cabinet minister.
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Elections
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absolute majority
- abstain
- abstention
- aye
- first-past-the-post
- franchise
- general election
- gerrymandering
- go to the country idiom
- nominate
- rigging
- running mate
- safe
- scrutineer
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- stump
- vote of confidence
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unseat verb [ T ] (RIDER)
If a horse unseats its rider, it throws them from its back.
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horse riding
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- jib at sth
- mount
- mounted
- paddock
- puissance
- rein sth in
- riding habit
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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