UNSEAT

unseat

(verb) dislodge from one’s seat, as from a horse

unseat

(verb) remove from political office; “The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unseat (third-person singular simple present unseats, present participle unseating, simple past and past participle unseated)

To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat.

To deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election, or simply by defeating them in an election.

Anagrams

• Austen, Autens, Natsue, nasute, sun tea, uneats

Source: Wiktionary


Un*seat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seat.]

1. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat. Cowper.

2. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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