outvote

 [out-voht]  

out·vote

   [out-voht]
verb (used with object), out·vot·ed, out·vot·ing.
to outdo or defeat in voting: The rural districts outvoted the urban districts. The measure was outvoted by the farmers.
Origin:
1640–50; out- + vote
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outvote (ˌaʊtˈvəʊt)
 
—vb
(tr) to defeat by a majority of votes

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