outvote
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Present
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outvotesimple
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outvotessimple
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have outvotedperfect
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has outvotedperfect
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am outvotingprogressive
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are outvotingprogressive
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is outvotingprogressive
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have been outvotingperfect progressive
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has been outvotingperfect progressive
Past
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outvotedsimple
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had outvotedperfect
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was outvotingprogressive
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were outvotingprogressive
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had been outvotingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of outvote
Example Sentences
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Eventually, Lennon organizes a meeting with Klein and he, Starr and Harrison outvote McCartney, who does not want Klein to manage the group.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
Regan says, in response, that because of “outdated governance rules,” unions representing one-third of the members were able to outvote the majority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
McCormack also agreed to hand over to each new director a quarter of his shares in Dulwich, empowering the trio to outvote him and, in general, steer the club around his worst instincts.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 26, 2018
Madison argues that the nation would be able to deal with minoritarian factions—the majority can just outvote them.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2018
The commons now demanded that the voting should be by individuals; for, should the vote be taken by orders, the clergy and nobility by combining could always outvote them.
From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Myers, Philip Van Ness
In other words, the majority outvotes the minority.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were outvoted, but departing Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged at the news conference that their position could command a majority as soon as June.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Some even expect situations whereby the central-bank chair is pushing for lower rates, yet getting outvoted by other officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
Mitchell attempted to postpone the start date for the new agency, only to be outvoted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
“You may have counties where there's a lot of attention right now, like Fulton County, where they most likely will be outvoted, because we understand what certification is,” she said.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2024
The Antifederalist opponents of the Constitution made precisely these points, but they were outmaneuvered, outargued, and ultimately outvoted by a dedicated band of national advocates in nine of the state ratifying conventions.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
That was brought into focus this week when the RBA decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.10%, with five of its board members outvoting four other officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
But “when you look at the raw votes, we’re still outvoting them 3-to-1.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
The foundation had the right to receive preferred shares that allow it to block any deal, outvoting other shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2015
Votes are weighted according to subscriptions in the bank's capital stock; big members have sometimes irritated national pride by outvoting the numerical majority.
From Time Magazine Archive
Classes A and B are elected by the member banks by a system of group and preferential voting designed to prevent the large banks from outvoting the smaller ones.
From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert
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