outvote

verb

out·vote ˌau̇t-ˈvōt

outvoted; outvoting

: to cast more votes than

… youth voter turnout in presidential elections has fallen below 50 percent, and Baby Boomers now outvote their children's generation …—

Derek Thompson

: to defeat by a majority of votes

two groups combining to outvote the other members of the board

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More:Texas Supreme Court justice seeking reelection under fire for absenteeism, ethics concerns During the early voting period, which ended Friday, Republicans outvoted Democrats by more than a 2-1 ratio. —

Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024 The regulator’s two Republican commissioners, Mark Christie and Lindsay See, outvoted Democratic chair Willie Phillips. —

Julia Shapero, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 In North Carolina, women were outvoting men by 11 percentage points as of Thursday, while the gap was 12 points in Georgia and 13 points in Pennsylvania. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Since Trump lost the 2020 election, at least 35 election board members in various states, who have been overwhelmingly Republican, have unsuccessfully tried to refuse to certify election results before being compelled to certify by courts or being outvoted by Democratic members. —

Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outvote