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ouster

[ ou-ster ]

noun

  1. expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:

    The opposition called for the ouster of the cabinet minister.

  2. Law.
    1. an ejection or eviction; dispossession.
    2. a wrongful exclusion from real property.


ouster

/ ˈʊə /

noun

  1. property law the act of dispossessing of freehold property; eviction; ejection
“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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Origin of ouster1

1525–35; < Anglo-French, noun use of infinitive See oust
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In neighbouring Syria, the ouster of Bashar al-Assad's regime has disrupted the route used by Iran, its main supporter, for the supply of weapons and money.

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The ouster underscored residents’ frustrations with brazen street crime, sprawling tent cities and a general sense that Thao, a progressive elected in 2022, didn’t have solutions.

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At least six of the court’s nine justices must vote in favor for Yoon’s impeachment to be confirmed, making Yoon’s ouster more likely if all nine seats are filled.

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That’s six cancellations, for those keeping count, although Reid’s ouster continues the “progressive” cable news outlet's trend of firing Black women who use their platforms to dig into race and class in politics.

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Bass began criticizing Crowley publicly in the days leading up to her ouster, accusing the former chief of failing to warn her of the potential for danger ahead of the fires.

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