Definition of "outvote" []

• To outdo in voting: The county seat outvoted the smaller towns. (verb-transitive)
• To defeat (an opponent or proposal, for example) in voting. (verb-transitive)

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• "The Senate functions on unanimous consent: any Senator can object to anything, and require that the majority either outvote him, or buy him off."
• "At any time when the Democrats had anywhere from 34 up through 67 Senators present and voting their way, the nominees could be confirmed, e.g., at 4 am tomorrow morning when 40 Democrats are around to outvote 18 Republicans."
• "Purslow, Ayre and the chairman, Martin Broughton? who can outvote Hicks and Gillett, clearly approved the release of the statement."