to remove someone from power, especially as a result of an election: unseat
(정권 교체에 관한 이야기를 할 때 알맞은 단어일듯)
The opposition candidate failed by only 39 votes to unseat the cabinet minister.
She has a good chance to unseat the governor.
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to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water:
배들이 정박해 있을 때, 물결이 살짝치면 조금씩 위아래
로 움직이는 모양을 묘사할 때 사용하는 동사.
In the harbour, the boats bobbed gently up and down on the water.
to move quickly in a particular direction:
I dropped the bottle into the water and watched it bob up to the surface a moment later.
Suddenly a head bobbed up from behind the hedge.
She bobbed a curtsy (= bent down from the knees briefly as a sign of respect) to the Queen.
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