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oust
[ oust ]
verb (used with object)
- 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: , , ,
- Law. to eject or evict; dispossess.
oust
/ ʊ /
verb
- to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel
- property law to deprive (a person) of the possession of land
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of oust1
Example Sentences
Since Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007 by violently ousting political rivals, a year after winning national elections, there have been three major wars with Israel and two smaller conflicts.
Like the Justice Department mass resignations in early March, the ousted Defense Department trio did not go quietly.
On Feb. 21, Bass ousted Crowley, complaining that she had not heard from the chief, amid worsening wind forecasts, until after the fire broke out.
If the results hold, Lee, 78, a progressive icon who represented Oakland and surrounding areas in Congress for nearly three decades, would replace ousted Mayor Sheng Thao, a progressive elected in 2022.
While he supports Reform, he plans to use his vote to oust the Green Party, who he blames for clogging the streets through a low traffic scheme in the east of the city.
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