1
a
: a wrongful dispossession
b
: a judgment removing an officer or depriving a corporation of a franchise
2
: expulsion
the ouster of the dictator
Examples of ouster in a Sentence
The news reported the ouster of the dictator.
the dictator's ouster by the rebels
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Two years before Tony Clark’s sudden resignation made Bruce Meyer the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Meyer composed a letter to quiet the union members calling for his ouster.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s plenty of evidence from the past year to support that theory, from the ouster of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, to attacks on Russian shadow fleet vessels by Ukrainian special forces, to the brief Israel-Iran conflict last summer, all of which produced a collective shrug from oil traders.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Three members of the union’s eight-man executive subcommittee, Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito and Ian Happ, were among the players who in March 2024 advocated for the ouster of Meyer in an effort led by former union lawyer Harry Marino.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Three members of the union’s eight-man executive subcommittee — Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ, Jack Flaherty and Lucas Giolito — were among the players who in March 2024 advocated for the ouster of Meyer in an effort led by former union lawyer Harry Marino.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s plenty of evidence from the past year to support that theory, from the ouster of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, to attacks on Russian shadow fleet vessels by Ukrainian special forces, to the brief Israel-Iran conflict last summer, all of which produced a collective shrug from oil traders.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Three members of the union’s eight-man executive subcommittee, Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito and Ian Happ, were among the players who in March 2024 advocated for the ouster of Meyer in an effort led by former union lawyer Harry Marino.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Three members of the union’s eight-man executive subcommittee — Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ, Jack Flaherty and Lucas Giolito — were among the players who in March 2024 advocated for the ouster of Meyer in an effort led by former union lawyer Harry Marino.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Ouster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ouster. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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ouster
noun
oust·er
ˈau̇s-tər 
: the act or an instance of ousting or being ousted
Legal Definition
ouster
noun
oust·er
ˈau̇s-tər
1
: wrongful dispossession especially of a cotenant
2
: a judgment removing a public officer or depriving a corporation of a public franchise
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