deposing
present participle ofdepose
depose
verb[T]
uk/dɪˈpəʊz/us/dɪˈpoʊz/toremovesomeoneimportantfrom apowerfulposition:
Gingrich was deposedasSpeakerof theHouseafter theelectionin 1998.
King Charles I was deposedfromtheEnglishthronein 1646.
Firing staff
- arse
- axe
- be out onyourearidiom
- castsomeoneadriftidiom
- chop
- constructive dismissal
- decertification
- firing
- get the pushidiom
- givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
- heave-ho
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Examplesofdeposing
deposing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The result was to turn a denial of thedeposingpower into what could plausibly be regarded as a rejection of the papal primacy.
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We have some experience ourselves ofdeposingkings.
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We'll manufacture evidence to make up some sort of case fordeposinga leader who is inconvenient to us.
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Nor do his shortcomings justify the forging of an immense number of signatures in order to get sufficient support for a referendum aimed at againdeposinghim.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There may be anecdotal evidence provided by bodies with a vested interest indeposingthe fire service, but the review team was unable to find any general dissatisfaction.
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These persons, although not elected by the people, have wielded great power and have even gone to the extent ofdeposingmonarchs and, at times, condoning regicide.
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The number of professors and assistants fell as the government produced legal grounds fordeposingthose who were critical of the new regime.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eberhard was excommunicated in 1245 after refusing to publish a decreedeposingthe emperor and died suddenly the next year.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mototsune reluctantly realized that someone needed to devise a strategy fordeposingthe emperor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is remembered for his role indeposingone young emperor and replacing him with another.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Alarmed at the turn events were taking, these two convinced the king to take the unprecedented step ofdeposingthe ephors by force and to appoint others in their stead.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ibrahim's behaviour sparked talks ofdeposingthe sultan.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On one hand, he was greatly admired for his skillful administration of the empire and his selflessness in putting himself in great danger indeposingan unfit emperor.
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