outvote

American  

[out-voht] / ˌaʊtˈvoʊt /

verb (used with object)

outvoted, outvoting

1. to outdo or defeat in voting.

   The rural districts outvoted the urban districts. The measure was outvoted by the farmers.

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outvote British  

/ ˌaʊtˈvəʊt /

verb

1. (tr) to defeat by a majority of votes

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Etymology

Origin of outvote

First recorded in 1640–50; out- + vote

Example Sentences

They wouldn’t have been able to outvote the majority.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2022

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

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 two privileged estates could always outvote the Third Estate.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Prince Bülow's "safe Parliamentary majority" means, of course, a majority sufficient to outvote the Social Democrats, with whom every German Government has to reckon as a permanent opposition.

From The War and Democracy by