to unseat

Examples

• All

• Guerrilla groups have been fighting to unseat him ever since.

  Academic text (2000)

• Do you think there's a chance De Santis could actually unseat Trump if they both run for the nomination?

• "As long as the war is on, only a military figure like yourself "can unseat the man in the White House."

  MacArthur (1977)

• This pandemic alone may unseat us from our place of power in the world forever.

  H3 Podcast

• Louise helped run her mother's campaign to unseat a Liberal opponent on the East Sussex County Council.

  Blog text (4)

• Why did the economic crisis in 1998 unseat Suharto when previous crises had not?

  Academic text (2003)

• Money isn't everything in politics, but unseating an incumbent takes more than a few yard signs.

  Blog text (22)

• The opposition may become emboldened if it senses a real possibility of unseating the PNDC.

  Academic text (1991)

• Mugabe is a despot who, for a decade, has thumbed his nose at opposition attempts to unseat him.

  Academic text (2009)

• The opposition party aims to unseat the current mayor in the upcoming election.

Synonyms

R

to remove

vsto unseat

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

specifies political removal from authority rather than any general taking away

D

to displace

vsto unseat

140 5.5

To make a person leave their usual place or job

focuses on ending authority rather than simply replacing someone

B

to bring down

vsto unseat

128 4.6

To make a leader or government lose power

is the act of removal itself rather than the broader defeat process

O

to overthrow

vsto unseat

127 5.1

To remove a leader or government from power, often by force

is similar but can apply to single individuals as well as governments

O

to oust

vsto unseat

80 6.2

To remove someone from power, often suddenly or by force

is the general act of removing from office not always forceful

D

to depose

vsto unseat

31 7.4

To remove a leader from office, often by force

is removal in politics but can be less explicitly violent

D

to dislodge

vsto unseat

15 6.1

To force something or someone out of a place where they are stuck

concerns removal from office or power rather than physical displacement

O

to overturn

vsto unseat

12 6.3

Remove a leader or government from power, often by force

focuses specifically on taking someone out rather than reversing decisions

D

to dethrone

vsto unseat

5 6.7

To remove a king or queen from power and their position

applies to leaders generally, not only hereditary rulers

U

to unelect

vsto unseat

1 8.6

To remove someone from a job people choose by voting them out

is broader, covering removal by many means not only elections

D

to decrown

vsto unseat

9.7

To remove someone, especially a king or queen, from power

is the general removal from office without royal-specific emphasis

U

to unchair

vsto unseat

9.5

To remove someone from the job of leading a group

is broader, applying to any type of authority position

How Forceful

to overthrow

127 5.1

to depose

31 7.4

to unseat

19 6.2

to oust

80 6.2

to remove

∞ 1.5

Surface Forms

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