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Meanings of ouster in English

Catalan
enderrocament

The act of ejecting someone or forcing them out.

enderrocament

A person who ousts or supplants someone else.

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Examples for "ousting"
Examples for "ousting"
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Hancock also said ousting May would not help resolve the current impasse.
Reuters
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Students demanding democratic reform, the ousting of deeply unpopular President Mr B.J.
The Irish Times
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Mostly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in March, ousting President Francois Bozize.
Reuters
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Putin said the ousting of leaders did not necessarily lead to peace.
Reuters
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Gordhan would be back as the Public Enterprises Minister, ousting Lynne Brown.
The South African
Usage of ouster in English
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Riots sparked by rocketing food prices caused the government's ouster last year.
Reuters
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Tells about problems with military & background to ouster of Russian advisors.
The new yorker
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Nasheed's ouster followed weeks of opposition protests and a mutiny by police.
Reuters
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Women's rights activists have been seeking Baugh's ouster for almost a year.
Reuters
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Thailand has been broadly split along north-south political lines since Thaksin's ouster.
Reuters
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Asked if it might trigger Musharraf's ouster, he replied: I don't know.
Reuters
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Pilots questioned his judgment and at one point called for his ouster.
Reuters
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The bloodless ouster was Pakistan's fourth military coup since independence in 1947.
Reuters
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Yet many in Sidi Bouzid say Ben Ali's ouster is not enough.
Reuters
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The revelation of the GenRe case contributed to Greenberg's ouster in 2005.
Reuters
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Greenberg led AIG for nearly four decades prior to his 2005 ouster.
Reuters
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The demonstrations eventually led to Yingluck's ouster and the May military takeover.
Reuters
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After his ouster in 1998, management of the sport went into decline.
Reuters
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Mursi himself has been held in a secret location since his ouster.
Reuters
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That prompted the October 30 ouster of its chief executive, Stanley O'Neal.
Reuters
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In January it pushed for the ouster of Chief Executive Matt Levatich.
Reuters
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