remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter
If someone is ousted from a position of power, job, or place, they are forced to leave it. The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists Last week they tried to oust him in a parliamentary vote of no confidence. the ousted government. + ousting oust·ing The ousting of his predecessor was one of the most dramatic coups the business world had seen in years. = removal. to force someone out of a position of power, especially so that you can take their place oust sb from sth (ouster, from obstare )