unseat meaning

unseat as a verb

1. remove from political office
   • The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat

   Type of: remove

2. dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse

   Type of: move

unseat in a sentence

• Martino joined Lorenzo in a coup to unseat Flavio.
• We hope the challenger will unseat the incumbent.

How to pronounce unseat

unseat is pronounced /ənˈsit/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

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