unseat

unseat
Synonyms and related words:
break, buck off, bust, cashier, deconsecrate, defrock, depose, deracinate, dethrone, disarticulate, disbar, discrown, disenthrone, disjoint, dislocate, dislodge, dismiss, dismount, displace, drum out, excommunicate, expel, give the gate, kick upstairs, liquidate, luxate, oust, overthrow, pension, pension off, pitch, purge, read out of, remove, remove from office, retire, root out, root up, strip of office, strip of rank, superannuate, suspend, throw off, unchurch, unfrock, unhinge, unhorse, unjoint, unplace, unsaddle, unthrone, uproot

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  • Unseat — Un*seat , v. t. [1st pref. un + seat.] [1913 Webster] 1. To throw from one s seat; to deprive of a seat. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election. Macaulay. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unseat — index demote, depose (remove), discharge (dismiss), dislocate, dislodge, dismiss (discharge) …   Law dictionary

  • unseat — 1590s, to throw down from a seat (especially on horseback), from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + SEAT (Cf. seat) (v.). Meaning to deprive of rank or office is attested from 1610s; especially of elected office in a representative body from 1834 …   Etymology dictionary

  • unseat — ► VERB 1) cause to fall from a saddle or seat. 2) remove from a position of power …   English terms dictionary

  • unseat — [unsēt′] vt. 1. to throw or dislodge from a seat; specif., UNHORSE 2. to remove from office, deprive of rank, etc …   English World dictionary

  • unseat — [[t]ʌ̱nsi͟ːt[/t]] unseats, unseating, unseated 1) VERB When people try to unseat a person who is in an important job or position, they try to remove him or her from that job or position. [V n] It is still not clear who was behind Sunday s attempt …   English dictionary

  • unseat — UK [ʌnˈsiːt] / US [ʌnˈsɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms unseat : present tense I/you/we/they unseat he/she/it unseats present participle unseating past tense unseated past participle unseated 1) to remove someone from a position of power, for… …   English dictionary

  • unseat — verb Unseat is used with these nouns as the object: ↑president …   Collocations dictionary

  • unseat — un|seat [ʌnˈsi:t] v [T] 1.) to remove someone from a powerful job or position ▪ an attempt to unseat the party leader 2.) if a horse unseats someone, it throws them off its back …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unseat — verb (T) 1 to remove someone from a position of power or strength: You ll see we ll unseat the President at the next election. 2 if a horse unseats someone, it throws them off its back …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unseat — verb 1) the horse unseated his rider Syn: dislodge, throw, dismount, upset, unhorse 2) an attempt to unseat the party leader Syn: depose, oust, remove from office, topple, overthrow, bring down …   Thesaurus of popular words

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