Definition of 'depose'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present
tense deposes
, present participle deposing
, past tense, past participle deposed
verb [usually passive]
Mr Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965. [be VERB-ed]
Ferdinand Marcos fled to Hawaii in 1986 after being deposed as president of the Philippines. [be V-ed as n]
...the deposed dictator. [VERB-ed]
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verb
1. (transitive)
to remove from an office or position, esp one of power or rank
2. law
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Derived forms
adjective
deposer (deˈposer)
noun
Word origin of 'depose'
verb transitiveWord forms: deˈposed or deˈposing
verb intransitive
4.
to bear witness
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Labour has only deposed a leader once in any circumstances. Times, Sunday Times (2015)With all our mess, the luxury apartment resembled the palace of a deposed dictator just after liberation. Times, Sunday Times (2013)The Pakistani military were already preparing to greet the deposed leader and his entourage of aides and journalists. Times, Sunday Times (2007)As days became weeks, there were confident assertions that he was dead or dying or deposed in a coup. Times, Sunday Times (2014)They prayed, waved flags, sang the rebel anthem and united in chants of mockery of the deposed dictator. Times, Sunday Times (2011)Thousands of activists were in jails across the country and, while they were colder and less comfortable than their deposed leader, they had the reassurance of numbers. Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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British English: depose VERB
If a ruler or political leader is deposed, they are forced to give up their position.
The president was deposed in a coup.
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