unseats
Throws from power
Unseats means to remove someone from a position of power or authority.
A challenger unseats an incumbent by defeating them in an election: The newcomer unseated the three-term senator.
In its literal sense, to unseat is to throw a rider from a horse or knock someone from their seat.
Remove from authority
dislodge · remove · overthrow · displace · uncrown · demote · dispossess · eject
Victory over another
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- vote outRemove through election
election · landslide · primary · reelection · campaign · ballot · constituency · margin
depose
Remove from authority
supplant · dislodge · remove · overthrow · displace · uncrown · demote · dispossess · eject · expel
defeat
Victory over another
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- incumbentCurrent position holder
vote out · election · landslide · primary · reelection · campaign · ballot · constituency · margin · mandate
thrown
Propelled by arm
stirrup · fall · horse · rider · bronco · rodeo · mount · jockey · toss · spill
destabilize
Make unsteady or insecure
unnerve · disconcert · agitate · perturb · discomfit · rattle · disorder · upend · dislocate · imbalance
unseatssecures
Makes fast or safe
stabilizes · entrenches · anchors · fortifies · cements