outvote
Example Sentences
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In Nevada, one Republican commissioner in Washoe County and another in Nye County refused to certify, though in both cases the other four commissioners outvoted them.
From Salon
In the 2016 referendum on European Union membership, 62 percent of Scotland’s voters opted to remain — only to find themselves outvoted.
From New York Times
In any event, they were only a fraction of the members and could always be outvoted.
From Seattle Times
After meeting privately for more than three hours, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee outvoted the minority of Republicans who opposed releasing the documents.
From Los Angeles Times
Asked about his Czech colleague noting that a qualified majority vote, with Germany potentially being outvoted, would be possible, Habeck replied that “this would of course be an undesirable result.”
From Seattle Times
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