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See Also:

• past tense form of depose.
• past participle of depose.

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

Derived Forms

• undeposed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of deposed

depose ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Its other key ally, Bashar al Assad had been deposed as president of Syria and fled to Moscow.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Former Venezuelan industry minister Alex Saab, a close ally of deposed president Nicolas Maduro, was expelled to the United States on Saturday for a second time, Venezuelan officials said.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The committee has deposed numerous people who knew Epstein, including Ohio billionaire Les Wexner, who hired Epstein to manage his finances, and former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Having succeeded Pam Bondi, the recently deposed attorney general, Blanche is now doing the job on an “acting basis.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

The Igbo were, after all, a people who deposed gods that had outlived their usefulness.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie