ouster
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈaʊstər/
- Following Barre's ouster, USC self-proclaimed interim President Ali Mahdi sought to convene a national reconciliation conference.
- following the ouster
- demanding the ouster
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Examples
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Dragas provided no stated rationale for the ouster, nor did she name a replacement.
Academic text (2017) -
The report will not damage the agencies, and will recommend ouster of any senator who leaks secret intelligence information.
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However, it was the only state where the ouster was successful.
Academic text (2011) -
Sullivan, who has made no public comment since her ouster, has asked to address the board.
Blog text (11) -
And the United States supported the ouster, arrest, imprisonment, and war crimes trial of Milosevic.
Blog text (22) -
In each case, the challenge preceded the president's eventual ouster in the general election.
Academic text (2010) -
The dominant view of the Shah's ouster, however, was as a shocking setback to U.S. interests in the region.
Academic text (2013) -
Life in Kabul is vastly improved since the ouster of the Taliban.
Academic text (2003) -
The situation climaxed with the ouster of President Iskander Mirza by his defense minister, General Ayub Khan, in 1958.
Academic text (2003) -
The board voted unanimously for the ouster of the company's CEO due to unethical practices.
Synonyms
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4.9
Forcing someone to leave a home or apartment they rent
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3.3
To remove someone from their job against their will
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6.1
A forced removal of a person from a place or group
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3.4
Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong
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3.7
The act of removing someone from their job
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7.8
A sudden removal of people from an organization for political reasons
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5.5
Forcing someone or something out of a place quickly
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4.2
The act of ending someone's job
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3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
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8.4
Removing someone from a position of power
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4.4
Losing a job because you are fired
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7.0
To remove someone from a job or role, often by force
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8.2
The act of removing a ruler or leader from power
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4.0
The act of forcing someone to leave a place or group
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8.1
The official act of removing someone from a job or position
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8.3
Removing someone from a position of power
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8.8
The removal of a person from property by a court order
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Morphology
Etymology
Ouster comes from the old verb oust, which meant 'to remove' or 'to push out'. So an ouster is the act of forcing someone from a position, place, or rights.