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unseat

un·seat

UK/(ˌ)ʌnˈsiːt/ US/ˌʌnˈsit/ uncommon

verb

1.

remove from political office

  • “The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat”
2.

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

Origin

From un- (suffix meaning ‘not’) + seat (“to provide with a place to sit”).

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