outvoted
past simple and past participle ofoutvote
| 单词 | outvoted |
| 释义 | outvoted past simple and past participle ofoutvote outvote verb[Tusually passive] uk/ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/us/ˌaʊtˈvoʊt/todefeatsomeone bywinningagreaternumberofvotes: The Democrats were outvoted, asusual. informalIsuggestedthat we go out for apizza, but I was outvoted(= mostpeopledid notwantto). Elections
Examplesofoutvotedoutvoted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As you will have seen, those who sometimes regard themselves as such are subsequentlyoutvotedhere in plenary. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English There is no question of majority voting or of people beingoutvotedor disgruntled —it is something to which we all set our hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This also means that it cannot beoutvotedby others. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It will be the driver's word against the passenger's—and, if there is more than one passenger, the driver will beoutvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At the same time, however, he stated to me that he had beenoutvotedby his colleagues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be times when they hold one view, the pressing of which, they realise, would mean merely their beingoutvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He cannot do so because he is creating his own precedent, in which those taking the risk in terms of equity capital can beoutvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In a democracy with universal suffrage they can, of course, always beoutvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But what is the scope of the matters in respect of which we or any other nation may beoutvotedin the future? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On occasion, we may well beoutvoted, as other countries may disagree with our view of how to resolve a problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that they would have beenoutvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be aware that a few years ago we tried—but wereoutvoted—to secure a lower price for cereals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us look at the number of times in the last year, where records are available, that we wereoutvotedby qualified majority voting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us say the chairman of the tribunal wasoutvoted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, even ifoutvoted, if the article does not apply, that is a matter they can challenge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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