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OUTVOTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outvote mean? 

OUTVOTE (verb)
  The verb OUTVOTE has 1 sense:

1. defeat by a majority of votesplay

  Familiarity information: OUTVOTE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OUTVOTE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they outvote  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it outvotes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: outvoted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: outvoted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: outvoting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Defeat by a majority of votes

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

The Democrats outvoted the Republicans

Hypernyms (to "outvote" is one way to...):

vote (express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something


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