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
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The news reported the ouster of the dictator.
the dictator's ouster by the rebels
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Analysts have often framed Mugabe’s ouster as exceptional because of its lack of violence, but Tendi shows how the coup has much in common with those elsewhere in Africa.
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Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Last month, Syria joined the international coalition fighting against the IS as Damascus improves its relations with Western countries after the ouster of Assad when insurgents captured his seat of power in Damascus.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
Rubio, a Cuba hawk and son of Cuban immigrants who are vehemently anti-socialist, views Maduro’s potential ouster as a heavy blow to Cuba’s leadership, with whom the Venezuelan president has close ties.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Last month, Syria joined the international coalition fighting against the IS as Damascus improves its relations with Western countries following the ouster of Assad when insurgents captured his seat of power in Damascus.
—Samar Kassabali, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Last month, Syria joined the international coalition fighting against the IS as Damascus improves its relations with Western countries after the ouster of Assad when insurgents captured his seat of power in Damascus.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
Rubio, a Cuba hawk and son of Cuban immigrants who are vehemently anti-socialist, views Maduro’s potential ouster as a heavy blow to Cuba’s leadership, with whom the Venezuelan president has close ties.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Last month, Syria joined the international coalition fighting against the IS as Damascus improves its relations with Western countries following the ouster of Assad when insurgents captured his seat of power in Damascus.
—Samar Kassabali, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Ouster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ouster. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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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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