verb (used with object)
1.
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the Prime Minister in the next election.
2.
Law. to eject or evict; dispossess.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel |
| 2. | property law to deprive (a person) of the possession of land |
| [C16: from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre to withstand, from ob- against + stāre to stand] | |
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Word Origin & History
oust
early 15c., from Anglo-Fr. oster (late 13c.), O.Fr. oster "put out, keep off, remove, avert" (Fr. ôter), from L. obstare "stand opposite to, block, hinder," from ob "against" + stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
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Example sentences
But the many political enemies he has made will not be so forgiving and are determined to oust him.
Despite the view that neither will win the coming elections there is no momentum to oust either of them.
The city will vote on whether to oust the utility company and establish one that is more environmentally friendly.
The system of government is constantly reshaped in order to gain more power and oust political opposition.
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