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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Osborn, a union man unafraid of confronting oligarchy, will once again campaign as an independent in next year’s senatorial race in Nebraska, hoping to unseat the billionaire incumbent, Pete Ricketts.
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Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2022, when Republicans hoped a redrawn map could help unseat Davids, the Democrat increased her margin of victory to 12% in a rematch with her 2020 opponent, Amanda Adkins.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
University of Colorado Regent Wanda James unveiled her campaign to unseat Colorado’s longest-serving congressional lawmaker on Wednesday, hoping to ride a wave of Democratic dissatisfaction with longtime party officials.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Tyler Perry had a good run with the second season of his series, Beauty and Black, landing on top of Netflix’s Top 10 list for a while, but now it’s been unseated by a new, pretty high-profile production.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2022, when Republicans hoped a redrawn map could help unseat Davids, the Democrat increased her margin of victory to 12% in a rematch with her 2020 opponent, Amanda Adkins.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
University of Colorado Regent Wanda James unveiled her campaign to unseat Colorado’s longest-serving congressional lawmaker on Wednesday, hoping to ride a wave of Democratic dissatisfaction with longtime party officials.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Unseat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseat. Accessed 22 Sep. 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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