Oust
/aʊst/verb
To force someone to leave a position of power, job or place.
The leader was ousted from power after the revolution.
Often appears as...
- oust from power
- oust from office
verb
To force someone to leave a position of power, job or place.
The leader was ousted from power after the revolution.
Often appears as...
- oust from power
- oust from office
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used when discussing changes in leadership, often involving a struggle or conflict.
The CEO was ousted after a series of financial scandals.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Action
Implies force or compulsion, not a peaceful or voluntary departure.
The director was ousted by the board for misconduct.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Context
Mostly used in situations viewed negatively, rarely used in a positive or neutral sense.
Activists sought to oust the corrupt official.
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Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
really quite strange because this morning there was the dark form and the pale form together but you can clearly see there that is too pale form individuals that are grooming each other and I wonder if maybe the dark for male has been ousted which would be very unusual generally Eagles pair for life
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How art can shape...
traditional thinking challenged by scientific breakthroughs or ousting an authoritarian president -- requires a lot of things. It requires courage, luck and also vision and boldness of action. But on luck -- I have to say, the photo shoot we did might not have worked out so well.
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Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
said all those sort of own so it's often that they kind of get chased or art and they golf on their own and they go drain other clans and they kind of move around quite a bit but they don't in terms of being ousted there will be sort of competition amongst the males for sure
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A brief history of...
First came the Visigoths starting in the 5th century of the common era. They spoke an eastern Germanic language that would eventually become part of German and lent a few words to the language that would become Spanish. Then the Umayyad Caliphate ousted the Visigoths.
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Pirate's Code PIPE National...
them and toss them overboard true to his reputation for generosity Bellamy allowed the ousted pirate captain hornigold to leave unharmed he was lucky pirate captains of the time were rarely so high-minded towards their captives we prata made you play about
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Why are cockroaches so...
More than 3,000 years later, we’re still trying to oust these insects. But from poison traps to hastily brandished slippers, cockroaches seem to weather just about everything we throw at them. So what makes cockroaches so hard to kill?
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History vs. Tamerlane...
He was assassinated, and Timur seized power! They may have been friends, but he was a corrupt man who alienated a lot of people. Timur was right to oust him. Afterward, he managed to reunite most of the khanate’s territories
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The era of blind faith...
They said they weren't allowed to succeed at Fox News. He was ousted last year, but we've seen recently that the problems have persisted. That begs the What should Fox News do to turn over another leaf?
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Revolutions 101 PIPE...
that fueled social inequalities all contributed to the dissent. Ultimately, French society permanently ousted their monarchy and replaced it with a republic. Another characteristic found in revolutions
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Simba Under Attack PIPE ...
Bibi has seen all this before. Her own father Scar took over the pride only to be ousted three years later by Simba. Now it's Simba's own cubs that are at risk from these outsiders.
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Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
really quite strange because this morning there was the dark form and the pale form together but you can clearly see there that is too pale form individuals that are grooming each other and I wonder if maybe the dark for male has been ousted which would be very unusual generally Eagles pair for life
Video examples
How art can shape...
traditional thinking challenged by scientific breakthroughs or ousting an authoritarian president -- requires a lot of things. It requires courage, luck and also vision and boldness of action. But on luck -- I have to say, the photo shoot we did might not have worked out so well.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
said all those sort of own so it's often that they kind of get chased or art and they golf on their own and they go drain other clans and they kind of move around quite a bit but they don't in terms of being ousted there will be sort of competition amongst the males for sure
Video examples
A brief history of...
First came the Visigoths starting in the 5th century of the common era. They spoke an eastern Germanic language that would eventually become part of German and lent a few words to the language that would become Spanish. Then the Umayyad Caliphate ousted the Visigoths.
Video examples
Pirate's Code PIPE National...
them and toss them overboard true to his reputation for generosity Bellamy allowed the ousted pirate captain hornigold to leave unharmed he was lucky pirate captains of the time were rarely so high-minded towards their captives we prata made you play about
Video examples
Why are cockroaches so...
More than 3,000 years later, we’re still trying to oust these insects. But from poison traps to hastily brandished slippers, cockroaches seem to weather just about everything we throw at them. So what makes cockroaches so hard to kill?
Video examples
History vs. Tamerlane...
He was assassinated, and Timur seized power! They may have been friends, but he was a corrupt man who alienated a lot of people. Timur was right to oust him. Afterward, he managed to reunite most of the khanate’s territories
Video examples
The era of blind faith...
They said they weren't allowed to succeed at Fox News. He was ousted last year, but we've seen recently that the problems have persisted. That begs the What should Fox News do to turn over another leaf?
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Revolutions 101 PIPE...
that fueled social inequalities all contributed to the dissent. Ultimately, French society permanently ousted their monarchy and replaced it with a republic. Another characteristic found in revolutions
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Simba Under Attack PIPE ...
Bibi has seen all this before. Her own father Scar took over the pride only to be ousted three years later by Simba. Now it's Simba's own cubs that are at risk from these outsiders.
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Joaquim Barbosa
Brazilian Judge
In politics, my role model would be a very weird one - our second emperor, Pedro the Second. He was a person with no vanity. He cared a lot about the public interest. He cared a lot about Brazil evolving as an important country. And he didn't ask much for himself. He was ousted from power, and he lived with the help of friends in Paris.
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Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
What creates freedom? A revolution in the streets? Mass protest? Civil war? A change of government? The ousting of the old guard and its replacement by the new? History, more often than not, shows that hopes raised by such events are often dashed, sooner rather than later.
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Max Boot
American Author
The history of the modern Republican Party is the story of moderates being driven out and conservatives taking over - and then of those conservatives in turn being ousted by those even further to the right.
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Corazon Aquino
Statesman
I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen.
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Krystal Ball
American Activist
The corporate takeover of America pre-dates Trump and it will outlast him. This president has revealed the rot of America. He has made it worse. It will take more than ousting him to fix it.
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Douglas Rushkoff
American Journalist
New technologies are wreaking havoc on employment figures - from EZpasses ousting toll collectors to Google-controlled self-driving automobiles rendering taxicab drivers obsolete.
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Ivo Daalder
American Public Servant
I think when the military ousts a sitting president, even if the sitting president is deeply unpopular, that's the definition of a coup.
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Vincent McNabb
Irish Clergyman
Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.
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Thaksin Shinawatra
Politician
I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat.
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Ralph Nader
American Lawyer
Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
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Joaquim Barbosa
Brazilian Judge
In politics, my role model would be a very weird one - our second emperor, Pedro the Second. He was a person with no vanity. He cared a lot about the public interest. He cared a lot about Brazil evolving as an important country. And he didn't ask much for himself. He was ousted from power, and he lived with the help of friends in Paris.
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Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
What creates freedom? A revolution in the streets? Mass protest? Civil war? A change of government? The ousting of the old guard and its replacement by the new? History, more often than not, shows that hopes raised by such events are often dashed, sooner rather than later.
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Max Boot
American Author
The history of the modern Republican Party is the story of moderates being driven out and conservatives taking over - and then of those conservatives in turn being ousted by those even further to the right.
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Corazon Aquino
Statesman
I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen.
Quote examples
Krystal Ball
American Activist
The corporate takeover of America pre-dates Trump and it will outlast him. This president has revealed the rot of America. He has made it worse. It will take more than ousting him to fix it.
Quote examples
Douglas Rushkoff
American Journalist
New technologies are wreaking havoc on employment figures - from EZpasses ousting toll collectors to Google-controlled self-driving automobiles rendering taxicab drivers obsolete.
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Ivo Daalder
American Public Servant
I think when the military ousts a sitting president, even if the sitting president is deeply unpopular, that's the definition of a coup.
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Vincent McNabb
Irish Clergyman
Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.
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Thaksin Shinawatra
Politician
I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat.
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Ralph Nader
American Lawyer
Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
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