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n. - The act of ejecting someone or forcing them to leave; A wrongful dispossession; A person who supplants someone else.

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  • But Monday he led the ouster from the playoffs of the last remaining big-money team.
  • Protests in Quito have contributed to the mid-term ouster of Ecuador's last three democratically elected
  • Protests in Quito have contributed to the mid-term ouster of Ecuador's last three democratically elected Presidents.
  • Legal experts said the court could prosecute the prime minister for contempt, and a conviction would lead to his ouster from the post.
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