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

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has no love for Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro, and says he doesn't take fashion inspiration from him.

From Barron's • May 15, 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

Some firefighters on hose pickup duty that day have not been deposed in the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Her plans fell apart when Mugabe was deposed after he sacked then Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa in November 2017.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

He had defeated Pompey’s last remaining son in Sicily and had at the same time deposed Marcus Lepidus.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby