Complete Definition of "ouster"

English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a�st�(r)|-a�st�(r)

Noun
ouster
#A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
#The act of forcefully removing a politician from power.

Note: Not used in British English, where the American usage above is often seen as ungrammatical. (It is felt the term should really refer to a person who ousts; compare dealer, a person who deals).

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