1
a
: a wrongful dispossession
b
: a judgment removing an officer or depriving a corporation of a franchise
2
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The news reported the ouster of the dictator.
the dictator's ouster by the rebels
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Survivor 45 also featured one of the most deliciously devastating blindsides ever in Kellie’s ouster.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
His apparent ouster would bring to a close nearly 25 years of his tight-grip rule, liberate Syria from a family dynasty that has brutally controlled Syria for double that time and inject fresh turmoil into a Middle East region already spilling over with warfare and political uncertainty.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Crowds again gathered in Seoul on Thursday, holding another candlelit vigil in support of Yoon's ouster in front of the National Assembly building.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Only 289 votes from the 577 lawmakers will be needed to secure his ouster and the far-right and leftist factions number more than 320.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
His apparent ouster would bring to a close nearly 25 years of his tight-grip rule, liberate Syria from a family dynasty that has brutally controlled Syria for double that time and inject fresh turmoil into a Middle East region already spilling over with warfare and political uncertainty.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Crowds again gathered in Seoul on Thursday, holding another candlelit vigil in support of Yoon's ouster in front of the National Assembly building.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Only 289 votes from the 577 lawmakers will be needed to secure his ouster and the far-right and leftist factions number more than 320.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Ouster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ouster. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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ouster
noun
oust·er
ˈau̇s-tər 
: the act or an instance of ousting or being ousted
Legal Definition
ouster
noun
oust·er
ˈau̇s-tər
1
: wrongful dispossession especially of a cotenant
2
: a judgment removing a public officer or depriving a corporation of a public franchise
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