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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Most of the crippling Western sanctions on Syria were lifted after a new leadership took power following the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in December 2024, opening the way for investments to flow into the country.
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Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Most Western sanctions on Syria were lifted after a new leadership took power following the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in December 2024.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Around that same time, Lewis’ ouster of executive editor Sally Buzbee further inflamed tensions with the Post’s staff.
—Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Vučević was the first acquisition of the 2021 roster rebuild under Artūras Karnišovas, who took a major swing to craft a group that climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference in January 2022 before crashing to a sixth-place finish and a first-round ouster by the Milwaukee Bucks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
Most Western sanctions on Syria were lifted after a new leadership took power following the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in December 2024.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Around that same time, Lewis’ ouster of executive editor Sally Buzbee further inflamed tensions with the Post’s staff.
—Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Vučević was the first acquisition of the 2021 roster rebuild under Artūras Karnišovas, who took a major swing to craft a group that climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference in January 2022 before crashing to a sixth-place finish and a first-round ouster by the Milwaukee Bucks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Ouster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ouster. Accessed 14 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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