oust

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   remove from a position or office

   The chair was ousted after they misappropriated funds.

From Anglo-Norman ouster, oustier, from Old French oster (modern French ôter), from post-classical Latin obstare (“to remove”), classical obstāre (“to obstruct, stand in the way of”). Not related to out.

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