oustverb [ T ]
uk/aʊst/us/aʊst/to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place, or competition:
The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987.
Police are trying to oust drug dealers from the city .
Last year's NCAA winners have been ousted from the tournament.
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- They offered voters a massive inducement to oust the president by announcing that sanctions would be lifted if there was 'democratic change'.
- He was ousted from the club for violating its rules.
- Traditional farming patterns have been ousted by modern methods.
- It proved impossible to oust him from power.
- The rebels are intent on ousting the dictator.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Firing staff
- axe
- be out on your ear idiom
- chop
- constructive dismissal
- defrock
- delayering
- furlough
- get the push idiom
- give sb the heave-ho idiom
- grass
- heave-ho
- invalid sb out
- pension
- relieve
- removal
- remove
- retire
- sack
- sacking
- shakeout
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