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单词 outvote
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outvoteverb [ T usually passive ]

uk/ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/us/ˌaʊtˈvoʊt/

to defeat someone by winning a greater number of votes:

The Democrats were outvoted, as usual.
informal I suggested that we go out for a pizza, but I was outvoted (= most people did not want to).

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Elections

  • absentee ballot
  • absentee vote
  • absolute majority
  • abstain
  • abstention
  • aye
  • first-past-the-post
  • franchise
  • general election
  • gerrymandering
  • go to the country idiom
  • nominate
  • rigging
  • safe
  • scrutineer
  • secret ballot
  • show of hands
  • spoil
  • stump
  • vote of confidence

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outvoteverb [ T, usually passive ]

uk/ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/us

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.
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