oust

oust (o̵ust)

transitive verb

to force or drive out; expel, dispossess, eject, etc.

Etymology: Anglo-Fr ouster < OFr (Fr ôter) < L ostare, to obstruct < ob-, against (see ob-) + stare, to stand

eject, discharge, dispossess, evict, dislodge, remove, deprive, expel, drive out, force out, show the door, chase out, cast out, depose, dethrone, distrain, disinherit, banish, boot out*, bundle off*, send packing*, bounce*, buck off*, wash out*, give the gate*, sack*, pack off*, send to Coventry*; see also dismiss 1, 2. See syn. study at eject.

Object

eigsti: Fill out a ratings service found after ousting eigsti major national company.
dictator: February 24 was the 20th anniversary of the people's power uprising which ousted former dictator President Ferdinand Marcos.
conservative: Meanwhile in Beverley, Liberal Democrat John Bird and two Independents stormed to victory in Beverley St. Mary's ward, ousting the Conservatives.
Tory: Vital Local Elections, essential to get the corrupt incompetent Lib-Dem Tories ousted from Lambeth.
jurisdiction: The rules cannot, therefore, oust the jurisdiction of the court.
president: THE MASS protest movements against neo-liberal policies that swept Bolivia with strikes and demos have ousted president Carlos Mesa.

Subject

people: JAMES KIRK, eldest son of Mr James K. , min. of Aberfoyle; ousted by the people in 1689.

Adjective complement

Iraqi: However, no matter what scenarios are being offered for ousting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Turkey is key in all of them.

Modifying Another Word

eventually: After sterling efforts Petty was eventually ousted, with the aid of a bag full of money.
not: Strategic bombing did not oust the Iraqis from Kuwait or the Serbs from Kosovo.
quickly: The Lebanese, thinking the approaching trucks were reinforcements, were surprised and quickly ousted.
just: Now it's just ousted " today's lyric " for me.
now: The now ousted Hutu government had been able to portray the RPF as bent on genocide against the Hutus.

Preposition: in

coup: Further political turmoil ensued at the time of writing, with Thaksin being ousted in a military coup.
favor: Most notably, Wogan had been ousted in favor of the ill-fated Eldorado.

Preposition: from

power: Two weeks later he was ousted from power by a popular uprising.
office: This led politicians ousted from office to gather around the heir to the throne.
government: A year later he was ousted from government, but regained control in 1978.

Preposition: by

people: JAMES KIRK, eldest son of Mr James K. , min. of Aberfoyle; ousted by the people in 1689.
coup: Three days of protests that forced Chavez back into power last year after he was ousted by a military coup are the greatest example.

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