ousted

American  

[ous-tid] / ˈaʊs tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unousted adjective

Etymology

Origin of ousted

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

Over the following months, he ousted national security adviser Mike Waltz, an architect of the maritime ambitions, because of an unrelated debacle.

From The Wall Street Journal

He launched an ambitious programme to seek justice against the ousted regime, and Hasina -- now a convicted fugitive in hiding in India -- was sentenced in absentia to death for crimes against humanity.

From Barron's

In an upbeat statement after she was ousted, Ley thanked her supporters and said she would quit politics.

From Barron's

Ley was ousted after a leadership challenge was called on Thursday, leading multiple members of her team to resign.

From Barron's

The first female leader of Australia's Liberal Party, Sussan Ley, has been ousted after just nine months in the job, losing a leadership ballot to her former shadow defence minister Angus Taylor.

From BBC

Related Words

• fired
• freed
• laid-off
• released
• sacked