outvote

🇺🇸 /ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/
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verb
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To have more votes than someone else, causing their opinion or proposal to be rejected.

The parents outvoted the teachers, deciding to cancel the school trip due to safety concerns.

translation

v. To have more votes than someone else, causing their opinion or proposal to be rejected.

Word Forms

3rd Present outvotes
Past outvoted
Perfect outvoted
Progressive outvoting