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Definition of outvote verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

outvote

verb

NAmE//ˌaʊtˈvoʊt//

[usually passive] outvote somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they outvote

he / she / it outvotes

past simple outvoted

-ing form outvoting

to defeat someone or something by winning a larger number of votes synonym vote somebody/somethingdown His proposal was outvoted by 10 votes to 8.

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