(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If someone is ~ed from a position of power, job, or place, they are forced to leave it. (JOURNALISM)
The leaders have been ~ed from power by nationalists...
Last week they tried to ~ him in a parliamentary vote of no confidence.
...the ~ed government.
VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ed
~ing
The ~ing of his predecessor was one of the most dramatic coups the business world had seen in years.
= removal
N-UNCOUNT