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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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The president's quest to unseat Massie poses a test for his hold on the Republican Party.
—David Morgan, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Elliott is closing in on the fundraising threshold to receive public financing, which would enable him to reach voters in his bid to unseat Lamont.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Streeting, whose political ambitions have long been known, is one of several challengers who could try to unseat the prime minister.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unseat
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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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