depose
Example Sentences
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Adding to the growing momentum, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the deposed shah, had urged Iranians to pour onto the streets at 8 p.m., the start of the Iranian weekend.
Firefighters are being deposed a month after plaintiffs’ attorneys questioned employees of California State Parks.
From Los Angeles Times
The eldest son of the Shah deposed by the revolution almost half a century ago has been trying to be the leader they lack.
From BBC
The military is influential in Ugandan politics - after all, they have deposed or attempted to depose numerous leaders since the nation became independent in 1962.
From BBC
Mass opposition and a coup briefly deposed him, but after three days under guard on a military island, he helicoptered back to Caracas.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
