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• past participle of depose.
• past tense form 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

• undeposed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of deposed

depose ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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deposed

But her rhetoric has shifted since replacing her deposed predecessor.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Butler is represented by attorney Tim Lawson, who deposed JSerra officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

He played a key role in persuading Trump during his first term to back off plans to remove U.S. troops from Syria, ruled at the time by Bashar al-Assad, who was later deposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

India's efforts to rebuild ties with Bangladesh's new government are complicated by the continued presence in Delhi of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, whose extradition Dhaka has sought.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

She was immediately deposed, however, by Herbert, who silently led me into the parlour and shut the door.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens