ouster
1
8.1
- noun
- /ˈaʊstər/
:
destituidor
- According to her, TF responded to a tweet of hers where she presented her subjective opinion on his ouster by calling her a liar and threatening to publish the backchannel emails to "prove" she was a liar (why would she lie about her subjective opinion?).
- called for his ouster
Examples
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Hicks, Jonathan P. 1994. "Vendors Ouster and Boycott Divide Harlem." New York Times, October 23, sec. 1.
Academic text (2009) -
I have yet to see confirmation anywhere, although Brian Deer has chimed in that this comes as no surprise to him and that he suspects Dr. Arthur Krigsman, Anyssa Ryland, and Jane Johnson are behind Wakefield's ouster.
Blog text (2) -
I am less sanguine about the calls for his firing and his ouster from society.
Blog text (20) -
Apple declined to comment on the thinking that led to Google's ouster from Apple Maps.
Blog text (15) -
Don't pout - your ouster is actually the ultimate validation of your company.
Blog text (17) -
But her score of 25.5, while excellent, was only superior to five other dancers; and it's not like she doesn't have a track record of shocking ousters.
Blog text (30) -
The board held a meeting to discuss the potential ouster of the CEO due to recent controversies.
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Following a scandal, the politician faced an immediate ouster from his leadership position in the party.
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Her ouster from the committee came as a surprise to everyone, as she had been an active member for years.
Synonyms
A person who forces someone out of a job or role
A person who removes a leader from power by force or political action
A person who removes someone from a job or duty
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ouster is also linked to the verb oust, which means 'to push someone out'. So an ouster can mean a person who removes or replaces someone in a job or place.