ousteen.
/aʊˈstiː/, /aʊsˈtiː/, U.S. /aʊˈsti/ Originally and chiefly Indian English.
A person who is ousted; spec. one who is forced (esp. by the development of land) to leave his or her home.
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1974 B. H. Farmer Agric. Colonization in India since Independence 95 Where..there was no imperative need to deal with refugees or oustees, colonization policy has been primarily a matter of concern for landlessness, poverty, and need.
1985 Indian Express 24 Mar. 6/7 If the government cannot pay the necessary compensation to the oustees, it would be better to relinquish the project even at this stage.
1987 Ecologist Mar. 64/3 While the assets held by the oustees were generally undervalued by government officials, the cost of land in adjacent villages where oustees were forced to migrate was generally inflated.
1998 K. Staudt Policy, Politics & Gender v. 112 Opportunities..to purchase [land] at inflated prices to sell to oustees.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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