outvote
Americanverb (used with object)
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outvotes,
present (3rd person singular)
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outvoted,
past participle, past
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outvoting
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
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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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
Thus, the small minority of the population that consisted of nobles and clerics could always outvote the majority of the population in this traditional system of voting.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Madison argues that the nation would be able to deal with minoritarian factions—the majority can just outvote them.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2018
"In Boston," our friend went on, without regarding us, "the Catholics outvote the Protestants, and not because they vote oftener, but because there are more of them."
From Imaginary Interviews by William Dean Howells
In other words, the majority outvotes the minority.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even if the Fed leader traditionally has played a big role in setting policy, he or she could still be outvoted by other members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
“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 leader of Bristol City Council concedes difficult decisions lie ahead and cautions that without a majority, the Greens can be outvoted.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
Ultimately, Anthony was outvoted and the women’s rights convention was canceled.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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 Frank Albert Fetter
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