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This being a nation which the US and Israel ironically would like to see fail (the war crimes charge against the president being a start) to oust or destroy Chinesae influence and oil resource.

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  1. transitive verb To eject from a position or place; force out: "the American Revolution, which ousted the English” (Virginia S. Eifert).
  2. transitive verb To take the place of, especially by force; supplant. See Synonyms at eject.

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  • Mr Khanduri and state BJP president Bachi Singh Rawat were also present during the exercise, but former CM Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, who had led the oust-Khanduri campaign, opted to stay away. —  The Economic Times
  • More U.S. troops - 151 - died in Afghanistan in 2008 than any of the seven years since the invasion to oust the Taliban, and U.S. officials warn violence will probably intensify next year. —  Toronto Sun
  • The Ethiopian intervention to help government forces oust Islamists from the capital two years ago was deeply unpopular with many Somalis. —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • It was 50 years ago that rebels came down from the mountains to oust a dictator, only to institute one themselves. —  Right Voices
  • After five years of fighting and with Iraqi authority now at unprecedented levels since the launch of the U. S.-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, the level of violence appears to have finally eased to the point that Iraqi citizens can again plan for the future. —  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
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oust:   ousting ·  ousted
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English ousten, from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre, to hinder; see obstacle.

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  1. from Middle English *ousten, from Old French ouster, oster, French ôter = Provencal ostar, remove, oust; perhaps from Middle Latin *haustare, draw out, remove (?), freq. of Latin haurire, past participle haustus, draw (water): see haurient, haust, exhaust.
 

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