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    ouster
    /ˈaʊstə/

    noun

    • 1. ejection from a property, especially wrongful ejection; deprivation of an inheritance: "ouster proceedings to remove the husband from the matrimonial home"
    • 2. dismissal or expulsion from a position: North American "the junta's ouster of the Emperor"

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  2. OUSTER definition: 1. the process of removing someone from an important position or job: 2. the process of removing…. Learn more.

  3. 1. a. : a wrongful dispossession. b. : a judgment removing an officer or depriving a corporation of a franchise. 2. : expulsion. Examples of ouster in a Sentence. The news reported the ouster of the dictator. the dictator's ouster by the rebels.

  4. Ouster definition: expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied. See examples of OUSTER used in a sentence.

  5. 1. a. The act of ejecting, forcing out, or supplanting. b. The state of being ejected, forced out, or supplanted. 2. One that ejects, forces out, or supplants another. 3. Law The wrongful exclusion or dispossession of one from real property to which one is entitled by law. [Anglo-Norman, to oust, ouster; see oust .]

  6. ouster. (aʊstəʳ ) singular noun. The ouster of someone from a a position of power, job, or place is the act of forcing them to leave. [mainly US] The military government took power following the ouster of an elected civilian government last year.

  7. ouster. noun. /ˈaʊstə (r)/. /ˈaʊstər/. (North American English) the act of removing somebody from a position of authority in order to put somebody else in their place; the fact of being removed in this way. the president’s ouster by the military.

  8. Use the noun ouster to talk about the process of forcing someone out of a position. If your city's mayor is pressured to leave office, you can describe it as her ouster. When someone is dismissed or strongly influenced to abandon a position or quit a job, it's an ouster.

  9. The state of being ejected, forced out, or supplanted. American Heritage. Any expulsion or dismissal. Webster's New World. One that ejects, forces out, or supplants another. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (5) Synonyms: expeller. ejector. ousting. chucker-out. eviction. bounce. boot. expulsion. ejectment. dismissal. ejection.

  10. ouster meaning, definition, what is ouster: when someone is removed from a position ...: Learn more.

  11. Jun 13, 2024 · noun. 1. expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied. The opposition called for the ouster of the cabinet minister. 2. Law. a. an ejection or eviction; dispossession. b. a wrongful exclusion from real property.