1
a
: a wrongful dispossession
b
: a judgment removing an officer or depriving a corporation of a franchise
2
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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His ouster, along with the accompanying instability and popular discontent that lingered after him, helped pave the way for Ansar Allah's advances, ultimately seizing the capital in 2015.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Howard and Tindall were part of a group that held a news conference at City Hall in May of 2023 and called for Platt’s ouster.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
In the days that followed Assad’s ouster, Netanyahu ordered an unprecedented ground push into Syria, driving Israeli forces deeper into the country than ever before and upending Israel’s 50-year tacit détente with the Assads.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The Kingmaker shows how Imelda Marcos was able to overcome exile and disgrace after the ouster of her husband, dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and eventually resuscitate her image and her children’s political viability.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Howard and Tindall were part of a group that held a news conference at City Hall in May of 2023 and called for Platt’s ouster.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
In the days that followed Assad’s ouster, Netanyahu ordered an unprecedented ground push into Syria, driving Israeli forces deeper into the country than ever before and upending Israel’s 50-year tacit détente with the Assads.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The Kingmaker shows how Imelda Marcos was able to overcome exile and disgrace after the ouster of her husband, dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and eventually resuscitate her image and her children’s political viability.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Ouster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ouster. Accessed 18 Apr. 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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