ouster

/ˈaʊstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊstər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇-stər/ (ame, mw)

ouster — noun

  • oustersingular
  • oustersplural

1. a forced removal of a leader, executive, or official from their job, usually aft

1.名詞C1
釋義

a forced removal of a leader, executive, or official from their job, usually after a vote, scandal, or power struggle.

例句

The board's quiet ouster of the CEO surprised investors and shook the share price.

ouster of [person] — typical noun-of pattern

Andrés led the campaign that resulted in the prime minister's ouster last March.

possessive + ouster — 'X's ouster'

同義詞
  • removal

    broader; can be polite or neutral, while 'ouster' implies force or conflict.

  • overthrow

    stronger; usually political and often violent, whereas 'ouster' covers boardroom or institutional cases.

  • dismissal

    general firing from any job; lacks the dramatic, leadership connotation of 'ouster'.

  • expulsion

    throws someone out of a group, school, or country; not used for losing a top job.

反義詞
  • appointment

    the opposite event: placing someone into the position.

  • reinstatement

    returning someone to the position after they were removed.

文法句型

the ouster of [person]

ouster from [position]

用法筆記

Frequently appears in possessive or 'of'-noun frames: 'the CEO's ouster', 'the ouster of the chairman'. Subject is usually a person in a powerful role (CEO, leader, minister, executive), not a regular employee.

常見錯誤

❌The waiter's ouster from the restaurant was sudden.
✅The waiter's dismissal from the restaurant was sudden.
💡'ouster' applies to leaders or officials, not ordinary staff; use 'dismissal' or 'firing' instead.
❌She received an ouster letter yesterday.
✅She received a dismissal letter yesterday.
💡'ouster' is the event itself, not a document; it does not modify nouns like 'letter' or 'notice'.

2. in property law, the unlawful act by which one person keeps a co-owner, tenant,

2.名詞C2
釋義

in property law, the unlawful act by which one person keeps a co-owner, tenant, or rightful holder away from land or a home they are entitled to use.

例句

Yara sued her brother for ouster after he changed the locks on their inherited house.

legal claim noun — 'sued for ouster'

The judge ruled that the locked gate amounted to an ouster of the other owner.

ouster of [co-owner] — core legal frame

同義詞
  • dispossession

    general loss of property; 'ouster' specifically names the wrongful exclusion of a co-owner.

  • eviction

    lawful removal of a tenant by a landlord with court backing; 'ouster' is the wrongful, no-process version.

文法句型

ouster of [co-owner/tenant]

用法筆記

Specialist property-law term; in everyday speech you would say 'kicked out' or 'shut out'. Distinguish from sense 1 (removal from a job): this sense is about land or housing, and the subject is usually a co-owner or landlord, not a board or government.

常見錯誤

❌The thief committed an ouster on the bicycle.
✅The thief committed theft of the bicycle.
💡'ouster' covers land or housing, not movable property like bikes or phones.