outvote

out·vote

 (out-vōt′)

tr.v. out·vot·ed, out·vot·ing, out·votes

1. To outdo in voting: The county seat outvoted the smaller towns.

2. To defeat (an opponent or proposal, for example) in voting.

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outvote

(ˌaʊtˈvəʊt)

vb

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to defeat by a majority of votes

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out•vote

(ˌaʊtˈvoʊt)

v.t. -vot•ed, -vot•ing.

to defeat in voting.

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outvote

Past participle: outvoted
Gerund: outvoting

Imperative

outvote

outvote

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

outvote - defeat by a majority of votes; "The Democrats outvoted the Republicans" vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

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Translations

outvote

[aʊtˈvəʊt] VT [+ proposal] → rechazar (por mayoría de votos); [+ party, person] → vencer (en la votación)
but I was outvoted → pero en la votación perdí

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outvote

[ˌaʊtˈvəʊt] vt → mettre en minorité
to be outvoted → être mis en minorité
to outvote a proposal by 8 votes to 6 → rejeter une proposition par 8 votes contre 6

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outvote

[ˌaʊtˈvəʊt] vt it was outvoted (by ...) → fu respinto (con una maggioranza di...)
I wanted to go dancing but I was outvoted → volevo andare a ballare ma mi hanno messo in minoranza

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