Unseat
[ʌn'siːt] or [,ʌn'sit]
Definition
(verb.) dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse.
(verb.) remove from political office; 'The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat'.
Typist: Ludwig--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat.
(v. t.) Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election.
Checker: Wyatt
Definition
v.t. to throw from or deprive of a seat.
Edited by Aaron
Examples
- First I taught them that they could not unseat me, and even rapped them sharply between the ears to impress upon them my authority and mastery. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- We were compelled to jump over upwards of eighteen hundred donkeys, and only one person in the party was unseated less than sixty times by the camels. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typed by Helga