outvote
Win by ballots
To outvote is to defeat by receiving more votes: The measure passed after rural districts outvoted urban ones.
The word implies numerical superiority rather than persuasion—you don't change minds, you simply have more votes on your side.
Largest share among several
- supermajorityVote exceeding simple majority
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- marginEdge of a page
- consensusGeneral group agreement
bloc · coalition · faction · mandate · dominance · prevail · override · swing
Voting document
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- candidacyPursuit of office
primary · caucus · delegate · referendum · plebiscite · absentee · runoff · incumbent
Reject by higher authority
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- overrideCancel by authority
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- blockSolid mass, or impede
nullify · thwart · rebuff · overturn · shoot down · strike down · dismiss · quash
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- representativeOne who acts for another
civic · citizen · governance · deliberation · constituency · enfranchisement · democratization · voice
plurality
Largest share among several
- supermajorityVote exceeding simple majority
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- marginEdge of a page
consensus · bloc · coalition · faction · mandate · dominance · prevail · override · swing · tiebreaker
ballot
Voting document
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
candidacy · primary · caucus · delegate · referendum · plebiscite · absentee · runoff · incumbent · challenger
overrule
Reject by higher authority
block · nullify · thwart · rebuff · overturn · shoot down · strike down · dismiss · quash · disallow
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
representative · civic · citizen · governance · deliberation · constituency · enfranchisement · democratization · voice · dissent