ouster

[ ou-ster ]

noun

1. expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:

   The opposition called for the ouster of the cabinet minister.

2. Law.
   1. an ejection or eviction; dispossession.
   2. a wrongful exclusion from real property.

ouster

/ ˈaʊstə /

noun

1. property law the act of dispossessing of freehold property; eviction; ejection

Word History and Origins

Origin of ouster¹

1525–35; < Anglo-French, noun use of infinitive See oust

Example Sentences

The 84-year-old winner of a 20th House term on Tuesday was reportedly a central figure in Biden’s ouster from the top of the ticket, pressuring him in private meetings before he ultimately called it quits in July.

From Salon

Panic over lawlessness in San Francisco drove the progressive Boudin’s ouster two years ago, even though crime rates fell while he was in office.

From Los Angeles Times

The military in each country cited the inability to deal with the Islamist militant threat as one of the reasons for the ouster of the civilian governments.

From BBC

When Trump engineered the ouster of RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel and brought in his daughter-in-law Lara Trump and South Carolina operative Michael Watley to run it, he made it clear that he didn't think they needed a get-out-the-vote operation.

From Salon

Even after he became a baseball pariah, banished to the hinterlands of his sport for betting on his own team and sabotaging himself again and again, Rose rarely dished dirt on other players and refused to insult A. Bartlett Giamatti, the commissioner who oversaw his 1989 ouster and died of a heart attack eight days later.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• eviction
• expulsion
• overthrow
• removal