unseat

American  

[uhn-seet] / ʌnˈsit /

verb (used with object)

1. to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.

2. to remove from political office by an elective process, by force, or by legal action.

   The corrupt mayor was finally unseated.

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unseat British  

/ ʌnˈsiːt /

verb

1. to throw or displace from a seat, saddle, etc

2. to depose from office or position

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Etymology

Origin of unseat

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + seat

Example Sentences

The Denver Broncos, behind second-year quarterback Bo Nix, unseated the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West to earn the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, just ahead of the Patriots.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he would personally oversee the next stage in the country’s history after Maduro was unseated in an audacious nighttime raid by American commandos.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite this, the BNP said she had intended to run for parliament in February 2026, when the country will vote for the first time since a popular revolution last year unseated Hasina.

From BBC

“That rising tide will lift all boats, but nobody is going to completely unseat Nvidia in the interim.”

From MarketWatch

As fate would have it, playing alongside his own captain in Tom Latham some 17 years later, Conway on Thursday etched his name on to that record list, but fell short of unseating his hero.

From Barron's

Related Words

• depose
• dethrone
• replace
• upset