outvoting
present participle ofoutvote
outvote
verb[Tusually passive]
uk/ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/us/ˌaʊtˈvoʊt/todefeatsomeone bywinningagreaternumberofvotes:
The Democrats were outvoted, asusual.
informalIsuggestedthat we go out for apizza, but I was outvoted(= mostpeopledid notwantto).
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- primary
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- votesomethingthrough
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
Examplesofoutvoting
outvoting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We might consider the possibility of taking a golden share in the 100 largest companies in the country andoutvotingeveryone.
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I had no chance ofoutvotinganybody else.
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There is no question of a majorityoutvotinga minority.
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If the 11 are voting to impose their social costs upon themselves, subsidiarity will not prevent them fromoutvotingthe 12th to ensure that we bear the same burden.
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With the villagesoutvotingthe towns by two to one, no particular local interest predominated.
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