ouster
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈaʊstər/
:
destitución
- Following Barre's ouster, USC self-proclaimed interim President Ali Mahdi sought to convene a national reconciliation conference.
- following the ouster
- demanding the ouster
She likened Tucker Carlson's firing to her late husband's ouster, claiming the Murdoch's figured out how to chop off his his head when he became too big.
- She likened Tucker Carlson's firing to her late husband's ouster, claiming the Murdoch's figured out how to chop off his his head when he became too big.
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
97
3.4
Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong
49
3.3
To remove someone from their job against their will
45
4.9
Forcing someone to leave a home or apartment they rent
40
4.2
The act of ending someone's job
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6.1
A forced removal of a person from a place or group
23
5.5
Forcing someone or something out of a place quickly
15
7.8
A sudden removal of people from an organization for political reasons
14
4.0
The act of forcing someone to leave a place or group
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3.7
The act of removing someone from their job
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3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
1
8.4
Removing someone from a position of power
1
7.0
To remove someone from a job or role, often by force
1
4.4
Losing a job because you are fired
1
8.2
The act of removing a ruler or leader from power
Removing someone from a position of power
The removal of a person from property by a court order
The official act of removing someone from a job or position
Antonyms
Compounds
How Forceful
Surface Forms
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.