Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dislodge or throw someone from a seat, especially from a saddle: To cause someone to fall or be removed from a seat, most commonly used in the context of riding.
   • To remove someone from a position of power or authority, especially an elected office: To depose or oust someone from a formal position, such as a political or official role.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (Physical dislodging):

  • The sudden buck of the horse unseated the inexperienced rider.
  • A strong gust of wind nearly unseated the cyclist.

• Verb (Removing from office):

  • The primary challenge aims to unseat the incumbent mayor.
  • The scandal ultimately unseated the chairman of the board.

Advanced Usage

• "to unseat a champion": To defeat a reigning champion, often in a competition or election.

  • The young contender hopes to unseat the long-time boxing champion.

• "to unseat a government": To cause a government to lose power, typically through an election or vote.

  • The coalition sought to unseat the ruling party in the general election.

Variants and Related Words

• Unseated (adj): Describing someone who has been removed from a seat or office.

  • The unseated delegate protested the decision.

• Unseating (n): The act of removing someone from a seat or position.

  • The unseating of the director caused major upheaval in the company.

Synonyms

• Oust: To force someone out of a position.
• Depose: To remove from office suddenly and forcefully.
• Dethrone: To remove from a position of power or preeminence.

Related Phrases

• "to be unseated": To be the one removed from a position.

  • The senator was unseated after a single term in office.

• "an attempt to unseat": An effort to remove someone from power.

  • The party launched an attempt to unseat the powerful committee chair.

Verb

1. dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse
2. remove from political office
   • The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat