outvote

[ out-voht ]

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verb (used with object),out·vot·ed, out·vot·ing.

to outdo or defeat in voting: The rural districts outvoted the urban districts. The measure was outvoted by the farmers.

Origin of outvote

First recorded in 1640–50; out- + vote

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How to use outvote in a sentence

One year, the party outvoting their opponents, and coming into power, upsets every thing done by their predecessors.
The Rangers | D. P. Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for outvote

outvote

/ (ˌaʊtˈvəʊt) /

verb

(tr) to defeat by a majority of votes

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