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oust

[ oust ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:

    The bouncer ousted the drunk;

    to oust the prime minister in the next election.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Law. to eject or evict; dispossess.


oust

/ ²¹ÊŠ²õ³Ù /

verb

  1. to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel
  2. property law to deprive (a person) of the possession of land
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of oust1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Anglo-French ouster “t´Ç remove,†Old French oster, from Latin ´Ç²ú²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð “t´Ç stand in the way, oppose†( ob- ob- + ²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð “t´Ç stand â€)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of oust1

C16: from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin ´Ç²ú²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð to withstand, from ob- against + ²õ³ÙÄå°ù±ð to stand
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Example Sentences

She accused Prince Harry of trying to oust her and said she had raised her concerns with the Charity Commission, with a "whistleblower complaint about the bullying, the harassment and the misogyny".

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Elon Musk has benefited from his close alliance with Donald Trump, as the president has ousted federal officials who had overseen departments investigating the billionaire’s multiple companies.

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Australians have not ousted a government from Canberra after only a single term since 1931.

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The Rugby Football Union would slide into months of "rancour and disruption" should a rebel motion to oust chief executive Bill Sweeney pass on Thursday, interim chair Bill Beaumont has warned.

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Hamas has been the sole ruler in Gaza since 2007, after winning Palestinian elections a year prior and then violently ousting rivals.

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