outvote

[US]/aʊt'vəʊt/
[UK]/ˌaʊt'vot/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. win by receiving more votes than (someone else)
Word Forms
Third Person Singularoutvotes
Past Participleoutvoted
Present Participleoutvoting
Past Tenseoutvoted

Example Sentences

The county seat outvoted the smaller towns.

And some countries would be happy to outvote Britain and impose rules that would rein in the City of London.

When forced to hire a CEO, they retained the power to outvote him.

In a democracy, the majority can outvote the minority.

The team leader was outvoted in the decision-making process.

We need to make sure everyone has a chance to speak up and not be outvoted.

The board members decided to outvote the CEO's proposal.

Despite his strong opinions, he was outvoted by the rest of the group.

The committee voted to outvote the previous decision and start fresh.

It's important to listen to all perspectives before making a decision to avoid being outvoted.

The minority shareholders were able to outvote the majority due to strategic alliances.

The team members worked together to outvote the proposed changes to the project plan.

She was surprised to find herself outvoted by her own family in the decision.

Real-world Examples

The Israelis know that they will be heavily, indeed humiliatingly, outvoted in the General Assembly.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Valentine preferred the stripped-down purity of the Greek islands but was always outvoted. It had taken Covid-19 to alter the calculus.

Source: New York Times

I'm sorry, but you've been outvoted on this one.

Source: The First Season of "Getting Away with Murder"

Sorry, Jimmy, you're outvoted two to one.

Source: Happy Home Season 1

" To be outvoted" (outvoted) is to lose a vote because one side has more votes than you do.

Source: 2016 ESLPod

Nobody wants to be outvoted so both sides are trying to maintain the status quo.

Source: 2016 ESLPod

Looks like we got outvoted, sport.

Source: Avatar Season 3

Similarly, if voted by the estate, the other  two bodies could outvote the Third Estate.

Source: Charming history

If the assembly voted by head, the Third Estate  could outvote the other two bodies on any issue.

Source: Charming history

But other Modoc warriors outvoted him and he ended up shooting Canby in the face and then slitting his throat.

Source: Aerial America

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