ousted

[ous-tid]

adjective

1. expelled or removed.

   The recently ousted CEO has told the board of directors that he won't accept his $800,000 severance.

2. Law.,  ejected or evicted.

   If there weren’t some restriction or cost, such as a bond, every ousted tenant would appeal, with or without justification.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unousted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ousted¹

First recorded in 1660–70; oust ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; oust ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Rajoelina went into hiding just before he was ousted on October 14 in a coup led by the commander of a mutinous army unit, Michael Randrianirina, who was sworn in as president on October 17.

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It has announced plans to cut thousands of jobs and ousted its CEO earlier this year.

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Prosecutors in Bangladesh have demanded that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina be put to death over a deadly crackdown on student-led protests last year that ousted her from power.

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Gen. He is the most senior active-duty military officer that Xi has purged, and the first incumbent vice chair of the Central Military Commission, or CMC, to be ousted in nearly four decades.

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Already, some are calling on people to prepare for mass protests like the Maidan Revolution in Ukraine, that ousted a pro-Russian leader in 2014, if there is any sign of election fraud.

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