outvoting
Winning by ballots
Outvoting is defeating someone or something by receiving more votes: The majority faction succeeded in outvoting the moderates.
The word implies a contest decided by numbers rather than persuasion—one side simply had more supporters when it came time to count.
Superior influence over others
- majority ruleDecisions by greater number
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- overrideCancel by authority
- overruleReject by higher authority
defeat · prevail · coalition · faction · alliance · lobbying · influence · leverage
Voting document
- electorateEligible voting body
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
tally · count · majority · plurality · quorum · supermajority · landslide · margin
Depiction or likeness
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- assemblyConstructing from components
council · constituency · referendum · plebiscite · deliberation · enfranchisement · civic duty · governance
Those who compete
- opponentsThose who compete against
- head-to-headIn direct confrontation
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- contestOrganized competitive event
challenge · deadlock · tiebreaker · runoff · elimination · winner-take-all · spoiler · underdog
dominance
Superior influence over others
- majority ruleDecisions by greater number
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- overrideCancel by authority
overrule · defeat · prevail · coalition · faction · alliance · lobbying · influence · leverage · mandate
ballot
Voting document
- electorateEligible voting body
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- turnoutNumber attending an event
polling · tally · count · majority · plurality · quorum · supermajority · landslide · margin · swing
representation
Depiction or likeness
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
assembly · council · constituency · referendum · plebiscite · deliberation · enfranchisement · civic duty · governance · ratification
rivals
Those who compete
- opponentsThose who compete against
- head-to-headIn direct confrontation
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
contest · challenge · deadlock · tiebreaker · runoff · elimination · winner-take-all · spoiler · underdog · frontrunner
outvotingconsensus-building
Creating widespread agreement
finding common ground · negotiating · collaborating · deliberating · compromise
vote, devoted, devotion, voting, devote, voter, votes, devotee, voters