removal
Americannoun
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removals
plural
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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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It entailed careful removal of the stone flooring to reveal the mechanicals beneath.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The French government announced this summer new measures to protect France’s cultural heritage, including the temporary removal of certain objects from display cases until their protection can be ensured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It called for the removal of what it called a "veto" on executive formation - namely the nominations of parties to the roles of first and deputy first minister.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
“The solution — which is basically the only solution at this point — is the lethal removal of all the deer to best protect the island.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Lincolns had given the Fords enough advance notice for the proprietors to decorate and join together the two theater boxes—seven and eight—that, by removal of a partition, formed the president’s box at the theater.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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
Officials said the last detainees had either been transferred to other centers or deported, after federal and state authorities initially described the removals as a safety measure linked to the start of hurricane season.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Much of that has come from the tech sector betting on carbon removals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
As was common in our removals from prison to prison, we had been started without any rations,—not so much, I presume, from wanton cruelty as because it was no one's especial business to furnish provisions.
From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by William Pittenger
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