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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“Now we have seen through several of my clients that, not only is the citizenship application denied, but they are placed into removal proceedings.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Their removal has reduced that risk and supports the long-term safe management of the site."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Any removal requires 60 days' notice to Congress and the country concerned.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
District Judge Ana Reyes tore into government attorneys over the recent removal of trees around the course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The removal of the trunk has displaced the weight, and the carriage is tipping a little on its axis, He reaches in the door and pulls her out.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
She also demanded to hear from three Interior Department officials under oath about plans the government made for the removals in the days before it told the court about them late Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
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
But these frequent removals had begun to draw observation, and it began to be rumoured that there was something objectionable about the Hôtel du Pont.
From Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas by Catherine Crowe
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