removal
Americannoun
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removals
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the act of removing.
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change of residence, position, etc.
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dismissal, as from an office.
noun
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the act of removing or state of being removed
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a change of residence
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( as modifier )
a removal company
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dismissal from office
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the forced displacement of a community for political or social reasons
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Origin of removal
Explanation
The word removal is the noun version of the verb to remove. When you "re-move" a sofa, you move it again by getting rid of it. You've seen to its removal. Carpet removal is the specialty of companies that come and take your old rugs away. When someone is asked to step down from a job or position, it's referred to as their removal. And why not? Why is a city council member's removal from office any different from a drunken idiot's removal from a nightclub? Congratulations! You've overseen the removal of the hated chairman of the board. Now we can install a new, truly lovable one in his place.
Vocabulary lists containing removal
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 6
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The Age of Jackson and Westward Expansion, Lessons 3–5
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According to TMZ, Seaver’s removal from his security role did not affect his personal interest in Parton’s trust.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
The platform has said it also could request the removal of videos that depict an individual’s death if it receives requests from their family or representatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Within a healthy joint, cells known as chondrocytes help maintain cartilage by continuously balancing the creation of new tissue with the removal of old material.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The profe has had to update his lectures about the forced removal of upward of a million Mexican Americans south of the border during the Great Depression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“If the governors want my removal, Lucius, I shall of course step aside —” “But —” stuttered Fudge.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Officials say about a third were failed asylum seekers - the highest number for 16 years and double the rate of removals that occurred in 2021.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In 2005, the California government formally apologized for these forced removals, recognizing they were “fundamental violations of … basic civil liberties and constitutional rights” during a period “of illegal deportation and coerced emigration.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
But analysts say the removals may be an attempt to erase from public spaces a powerful symbol linked to Suu Kyi, the popular Nobel laureate who remains detained.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the meantime, lower courts should test the limits of Slaughter by enjoining removals that hamstring agencies by denying them a quorum.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
When it came to actual removals, however, difficulties arose immediately.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Gilbert Chinard
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