defenestration
the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window: The defenestration of the Catholic commissioners in Prague precipitated the Thirty Years’ War.
the act of suddenly removing someone from an important position or office: When the new corporate board was voted in, there was a massive defenestration of high-level executives.
Origin of defenestration
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How to use defenestration in a sentence
Geddie, for his part, fought his defenestration but ultimately accepted defeat.
The View’s Bloody Backstage Politics: How Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie Lost Control of Their Show | Lloyd Grove | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn this part of the Hradcany, also, is the old council chamber, the scene of the famous defenestration of 1618.
The Story of Prague | Count Francis LtzowMany of the stormy meetings of the Bohemian nobles that preceded the defenestration of 1618 were held here.
The Story of Prague | Count Francis LtzowA tablet stating that the defenestration had been planned here was placed on this house, but almost immediately removed.
The Story of Prague | Count Francis LtzowThe defenestration, in fact, only precipitated a conflict that was in any case inevitable.
A History of Bohemian Literature | Count Ltzow
Slavata immediately resolved on refuting this work, written by the originator of the defenestration.
A History of Bohemian Literature | Count Ltzow
British Dictionary definitions for defenestration
/ (diːˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃən) /
the act of throwing someone out of a window
Origin of defenestration
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