deposed
Thrown from power
Deposed is the past tense and past participle of depose, meaning to remove from a position of power or authority, especially a ruler or leader.
A king may be deposed by revolution, a dictator by coup, or an executive by a board of directors.
The military deposed the elected president in an overnight takeover.
In legal contexts, deposed can also mean gave testimony under oath, as in a deposition: The witness was deposed before the trial began.
Ousted from authority
- toppledCaused to fall
- oustedRemoved from position
- usurperIllegal power seizer
- rebellionDefiance of established power
insurrection · mutiny · revolution · putsch · uprising · junta · insurgents · power grab
Removed from power
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
regicide · succession · dynasty · coronation · sovereignty · realm · scepter · pretender
Charging officials with misconduct
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
ousting · recall · vote of no confidence · disgraced · unseated · impropriety · political crisis · transitional government
Forced to leave permanently
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- displacedShifted from proper location
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
refugee · asylum · dispossessed · expatriate · stateless · wanderer · fled · sanctuary
Had coverings removed
- removedTaken from position
- demotedReduced in rank
- downfallSudden loss of power
- supplantedDisplaced by another
discredited · undermined · degraded · relegated · fall from grace · humiliated · powerless · disgrace
overthrown
Ousted from authority
rebellion · insurrection · mutiny · revolution · putsch · uprising · junta · insurgents · power grab · takeover
dethroned
Removed from power
- abdicationFormal surrender of power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
usurpation · regicide · succession · dynasty · coronation · sovereignty · realm · scepter · pretender · interregnum
impeachment
Charging officials with misconduct
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- misconductImproper professional behavior
resignation · ousting · recall · vote of no confidence · disgraced · unseated · impropriety · political crisis · transitional government · provisional government
banished
Forced to leave permanently
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- displacedShifted from proper location
- outcastShunned, rejected person
fugitive · refugee · asylum · dispossessed · expatriate · stateless · wanderer · fled · sanctuary · haven
stripped
Had coverings removed
supplanted · discredited · undermined · degraded · relegated · fall from grace · humiliated · powerless · disgrace · ruin
deposedinstalled
Put into position
enthroned · crowned · inaugurated · appointed · restored
deposedabdicated
Relinquished power formally
resigned · retired · stepped down · relinquished · renounced
- security depositRefundable tenant payment upfront
- direct depositFunds sent to account automatically
- safe deposit boxRented secure bank compartment
- bank depositMoney entrusted to institution
- safety deposit boxSecured rental storage container
- deposit slipBank transaction document
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