unseat

B2
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈsiːt/
Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat.

Example Sentences
  • The frightened horse reared up and unseated its rider.
2 Definition

To deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election, or simply by defeating them in an election.

Example Sentences
  • Having lost her seat to a Tory, she succeeded in unseating him in the next general election.