outvote

outvote
outvote out‧vote [aʊtˈvəʊt ǁ -ˈvoʊt] verb [transitive]
to defeat a person or their ideas, proposals etc by voting against them:

• If this Bill is outvoted, the consequences will be very serious.

• Some of the smaller EU countries could combine to outvote the UK, France and Germany.

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outvote UK US /ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/ verb [T, usually passive]
► if a company, country, or group of people is outvoted by another, they do not achieve what they want because the other company, country, or group of people votes for something in larger numbers than they do: be outvoted by sb/sth »

The Bank of England Governor was outvoted by colleagues on the Monetary Policy Committee over the proposed rate cut.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Outvote — Out*vote , v. t. To exceed in the number of votes given; to defeat by votes. South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outvote — ► VERB ▪ defeat by gaining more votes …   English terms dictionary

  • outvote — [out΄vōt′] vt. outvoted, outvoting to defeat in voting …   English World dictionary

  • outvote — UK [ˌaʊtˈvəʊt] / US [aʊtˈvoʊt] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms outvote : present tense I/you/we/they outvote he/she/it outvotes present participle outvoting past tense outvoted past participle outvoted to defeat someone or something …   English dictionary

  • outvote — /owt voht /, v.t., outvoted, outvoting. to outdo or defeat in voting: The rural districts outvoted the urban districts. The measure was outvoted by the farmers. [1640 50; OUT + VOTE] * * * …   Universalium

  • outvote — verb a) To cast more votes than another b) To defeat another by obtaining more votes …   Wiktionary

  • outvote — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overwhelm, out ballot, snow under*; see defeat 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • outvote — out|vote [autˈvəut US ˈvout] v [T usually passive] to defeat a person by winning more votes than them ▪ France was outvoted on that issue …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • outvote — out|vote [ aut vout ] verb transitive usually passive to defeat someone or something by winning more votes then them: We were outvoted by the senior citizens in the community …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • outvote — [[t]a͟ʊtvo͟ʊt[/t]] outvotes, outvoting, outvoted VERB If you are outvoted, more people vote against what you are suggesting than vote for it, so that your suggestion is defeated. [be V ed] They walked out in protest after being outvoted by the… …   English dictionary

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