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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The top members of the Senate Judiciary Committee wrote to Trump asking for an explanation about the ousters.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The Islamist group’s radical ideology was never fully defeated, and after the ouster of longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad late last year, as well as the arrival of a new administration in Washington, some are fearful that ISIS could be unleashed on the world once again.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
And Iraqis did celebrate the ouster of Saddam Hussein, who was an unelected tyrant, deeply hated, and far removed from society, hiding in his many palaces.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The continual errors have led fans at home games to loudly chant for Woodson’s ouster.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The Islamist group’s radical ideology was never fully defeated, and after the ouster of longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad late last year, as well as the arrival of a new administration in Washington, some are fearful that ISIS could be unleashed on the world once again.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025
And Iraqis did celebrate the ouster of Saddam Hussein, who was an unelected tyrant, deeply hated, and far removed from society, hiding in his many palaces.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
The continual errors have led fans at home games to loudly chant for Woodson’s ouster.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Ouster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ouster. Accessed 21 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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