OUSTED Definition & Meaning

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ousted

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adjective

expelled or removed:
The recently ousted CEO has told the board of directors that he won't accept his $800,000 severance.
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.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of oust.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ousted¹

First recorded in 1660–70; oust ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; oust ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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Union leaders also have fiercely backed Crowley, who was ousted by Bass over, in part, her handling of the Jan. 7 fire that leveled much of the Palisades and killed 12 people.

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Bass, who ousted Crowley in February, said that folding the Equity Bureau into the department’s Professional Standards Division has nothing to do with anti-DEI campaigns.

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Like the Justice Department mass resignations in early March, the ousted Defense Department trio did not go quietly.

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On Feb. 21, Bass ousted Crowley, complaining that she had not heard from the chief, amid worsening wind forecasts, until after the fire broke out.

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If the results hold, Lee, 78, a progressive icon who represented Oakland and surrounding areas in Congress for nearly three decades, would replace ousted Mayor Sheng Thao, a progressive elected in 2022.

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