vote out

verb

To expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.

“The incumbent candidate was voted out in a tight race.”

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Meanings

verbvote out (third-person singular simple present votes out, present participle voting out, simple past and past participle voted out)

present singular third person votes out · participle present voting out · participle past voted out · past voted out

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.

    The incumbent candidate was voted out in a tight race.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbthwart the passage of

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killshoot downdefeatvote down
Broader
vetoblackballnegative
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defeatkillshoot downunelectvote down

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

vote out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vote%20out

MLA

“vote out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vote%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vote out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vote%20out.

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