verb
- to pass over or skip (someone) in a line of succession or promotion, especially in military contexts; to supersede or displace
Usage: military/formal; past tense and past participle of overslaugh
Examples
- The junior officer was overslaughed for promotion in favor of a more senior candidate.
- Several experienced soldiers felt overslaughed when the command went to an outsider.
- He was overslaughed in the succession despite his years of service.
- The committee overslaughed the original proposal and adopted a new one instead.
- Many employees felt overslaughed when management hired from outside the company.