Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To remove from a seat, especially from a saddle.
- v. To dislodge from a location or position, especially to remove from office.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To remove from a seat or base: as, to unseat a boiler; to unseat a valve. Specifically— To throw from one's seat on horseback.
Wiktionary
- v. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat.
- v. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat.
- v. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election.
WordNet 3.0
- v. remove from political office
- v. dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse
Examples
“Other freshman classes have exerted a much more profound immediate influence, though in fairness some of the guys this year were shackled by the presence of more experienced players ahead of them who would have been difficult to unseat from the lineup.”
“Looking for a sequel for an author isn't really logical but is some marketing person going to claim their next big author is going "unseat" some established author?”
“House of Representatives was to vote on a resolution to "unseat" the Mississippi delegation.”
“I think the point of Afghanistan was to get Osama and destabalize al Qaeda and you think the point was to "unseat" the Taliban, and you think I'm the idiot?”
“Because we were trying to unseat an incumbent president, and because I was so offended by the direction Reagan was leading the nation, the speech also had to develop a specific critique of his presidency: His budget deficits were leaving a huge debt for our children.”
“Now let's hope that the Lib Dems in Oldham East can pull their fingers out and finally unseat Mr Woolas next time because in my opinion, if there is any new Labour MP who deserves to lose his seat, it's Mr Woolas.”
“Meanwhile, on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Natalie Ginty is heading up a political ground game urging fellow students to join the effort to unseat President Obama in 2012.”
The Huffington Post: Michael J. Hunt: 'Mom, Dad: I'm Undecided'
“The Republicans are trying to find a nominee who can both unseat Obama in the general election and appeal to the party's conservative base.”
The Guardian: Herman Cain suggests Taliban are playing a role in Libyan government
“But Miller's employee files from the borough and the first-hand accounts by convention-goers tell only part of the story of Miller's quest to unseat Ruedrich.”
“Robert Turner, a Republican who won roughly 40% of the vote in a bid to unseat Mr. Weiner last year, said Tuesday he believes Mr. Weiner should resign.”
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