The council of state was again, as it always had been, divided between two opinions; but the few who spoke for the Inquisition and the literal execution of the edicts were outvoted by the opposite party with the Prince of Orange at its head.
You're outvoted two to one, the thing's been done regular, and you can't kick.
If you got any objection, you're outvotedtwo to one in the syndicate.
During these debates the same question was agitated in the house of lords; but Lord Fitzwilliam, who moved a similar resolution to that of Mr. Grey in the commons, was outvoted by a majority of eighty-nine against nineteen.
On a division, therefore, Sir Francis wasoutvoted by seventy-four against fifteen.
Opposition, however, were outvoted by a majority of forty-three; the motion for the second reading being negatived by two hundred and thirty-three against one hundred and ninety.
Several motions were made on this subject by opposition; but in every instance they were outvoted by immense majorities.
Sir Francis was outvoted by a large majority; and in consequence of this decision he printed his speech in an enlarged form, and with stronger language than he had used in the house.
They were a small minority of the German people; several attempts at insurrection organised by them were suppressed, and they were outvoted in the Assembly.
As the Southern Republicans were gradually outvoted or overpowered at home, their appeals for help from the general government became more urgent, while the continuance of such interference became more questionable to thoughtful men.
They decisively outvoted their opponents as to the platform.
On the first division on this question the government was outvoted by a majority of sixty-four.
Outvoted in this, the leaders of the extreme Republicans resorted to armed revolt.
Ellicott at their head, systematically outvoted Prebendary Scrivener in the Jerusalem Chamber.
So strong was Lord Althorp's opinion on the subject, backed as he believed it to be by that of Wellesley and of Littleton, that after beingoutvoted in the Cabinet, he in fact tendered his resignation, but was overruled by Lord Grey.
Though still quite outvoted in the House, they knew that the majority turned with the ministry, whatever it might be; but they did not sufficiently reckon on the King's obstinacy.
Let us suppose the refractory country to be Great Britain, outvoted on some question relating to sea-power.
We need a permanent Concert, perhaps a permanent Common Council, in which every awkward problem can be dealt with before it has time to grow dangerous, and in which outvoted minorities must accustom themselves to giving way.
The King's visit led to many meetings and arrangements, in some of which his advice was taken, while in others he was outvoted or overruled.
The Council frequently outvoted him, effectively blocking his proposals.
He could not do all he wished, however, because he was frequently outvoted at the Council meetings on anything that had to do with Maryland.
Jefferson was outvoted by his two colleagues who favoured no restriction on the people desiring to migrate to the new lands.
In fact, the Opposition members soon found that they might propose, but the king would not be outvoted in his own Council.
There was a party amongst them for restoring Richard Cromwell, who came up from Hampshire escorted by three troops of horse; but this party was outvoted by a small majority, and he retired.
He himself was dissatisfied with his position, for though he had the ear of the King he was constantly outvoted in the Cabinet.
I will not submit to be overruled and outvoted on every point by four to one.
Sometimes the party that is numerically the weaker is by possession of the Government actually the stronger, and could maintain itself in power by an appeal to arms, but the habit of submitting when outvoted is hard to break.
Translated into English this military mouthing would read somewhat like this: "I live in Alameda county, where the Republicans have uniformly outvoted the Democrats.
Twenty-seven members of the diet led by Gregr and Stadkowsky, being outvoted in the Czech Club, resigned their seats.
In Upper Austria, Moravia and Carinthia, where they were outvoted by the Clericals, they seceded, and the whole work of 1867 was on the point of being overthrown.
In the Party Congresses, however, Jaurès is outvoted where a clear difference arises, an outcome he does his best to avoid.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "outvoted" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
