DETHRONEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office

Synonyms:

deposition; dethronement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("dethronement" is a kind of...):

ouster; ousting (the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out)

Derivation:

dethrone (remove a monarch from the throne)

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