deposed

American  

[dih-pohzd] / dɪˈpoʊzd /

adjective

1. removed from high office or position.

   The musical was a political satire about a deposed king and queen forced to go incognito in their own country.

2. Law. examined under oath, sometimes with the resulting statement taken down in writing and used in court in place of spoken testimony.

   Only two of the deposed witnesses directly indicated personal knowledge of the alleged trip.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of depose.

Other Word Forms

• undeposed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of deposed

depose ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro claimed he was "doing well" in a US jail as he and his wife Cilia Flores await trial, the ex-leader's son said in a video Saturday.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Deposed by military rulers and spurned by his subjects who voted to ditch the monarchy in 1974, Constantine II was the only son of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece.

From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2023

Deposed in the litigation and in other public comments, Garcetti has denied all of Garza’s allegations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2022

Deposed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled Afghanistan as Taliban forces swept into Kabul on Sunday, meanwhile said he had merely been following the advice of government officials.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2021

Deposed and banished on this account, he continued from the British island of Trinidad his endeavours to stir up a new rebellion.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.