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[ ou-ster ] / ˈaʊ stər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ouster ON THESAURUS.COM
nounexpulsion or removal from a place or position occupied: The opposition called for the ouster of the cabinet minister. Law. - an ejection or eviction; dispossession.
- a wrongful exclusion from real property.
Origin of ouster1525–35; <Anglo-French, noun use of infinitive See oust Words nearby ouster-ous, Ouse, ousel, Ouspensky, oust, ouster, out, outact, outage, out and about, out and away Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ousterMubarak will remain in an army hospital, where has been held since his ouster. Mubarak’s Acquittal Signals Complete Triumph of Military Over Arab Spring|Jamie Dettmer|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST To the contrary: since the 2011 ouster of Gaddafi, the world has cut Libya a lot of slack. It’s Not the USA that Made Libya the Disaster it is Today|Ann Marlowe|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Nor does the suggestion that her justified complaints about pay inequity played no part in her ouster hold much printer's ink. The Hypocrisy Behind The New York Times’s Abrupt Decapitation of Jill Abramson|Robert Shrum|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST After the original tape of Sterling was made public, he was one of the first owners to denounce him and demand his ouster. LeBron James Is a Better Leader Than Michael Jordan Ever Was|Robert Silverman|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zelaya's ouster was controversial, and his supporters counted on leveraging his image as a coup victim into a sympathy vote. Honduras Presidential Election Passes Over Chavez Loyalists|Mac Margolis|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Those who instituted the ouster proceedings were Republicans. Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field To this virtual "ouster" of their jurisdiction over the question the Lords very naturally objected. William the Third|H. D. Traill Subsequently, on a quo warranto being filed against him, judgment of ouster was obtained. Norfolk Annals|Charles Mackie
British Dictionary definitions for ouster
nounproperty 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 Words related to ousterexpulsion, removal, eviction, overthrow, discharge, dismissal, sack, banishment, disbarment |