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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Her removal from office during the November election marked the second time since 2022 that a progressive-leaning district attorney was recalled in the Bay Area, following the ouster of first-term San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
But Assad’s ouster has not yet addressed what those protesters fought for.
—Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
But the landslide victory would be followed by his ouster at the hands of the military eight months after his swearing-in.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
An ouster would mean little to Ms. Franklin, a former staff director for the agency who is now the board’s full-time chairwoman.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
But Assad’s ouster has not yet addressed what those protesters fought for.
—Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
But the landslide victory would be followed by his ouster at the hands of the military eight months after his swearing-in.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
An ouster would mean little to Ms. Franklin, a former staff director for the agency who is now the board’s full-time chairwoman.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Ouster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ouster. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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