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  • 1oust — [ aust ] verb transitive to remove someone from a position of power, especially in order to take that position: The president was ousted in a coup last year. oust someone from something: The committee wanted to oust him from the union …

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  • 2oust — 01. In 1958, Fidel Castro returned from exile in Mexico to [oust] the Batista regime and assume power. 02. In Afghanistan, the U.S. is supporting the Northern Alliance in its bid to [oust] the Taliban government. 03. After being [ousted] from… …

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  • 3oust — UK [aʊst] / US verb [transitive] Word forms oust : present tense I/you/we/they oust he/she/it ousts present participle ousting past tense ousted past participle ousted to remove someone from a position of power, especially in order to take that… …

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  • 4president — noun 1 leader of a republic ADJECTIVE ▪ American, French, etc. ▪ Democrat, Democratic, Republican ▪ vice (AmE) (vice president …

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  • 6The Magnificent Two — is a 1967 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Morecambe and Wise as two British salesman sent to South America to sell their goods. While there they become involved in a revolution to oust a brutal dictator.[1] Cast Eric… …

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  • 7Rationale for the Iraq War — The rationale for the Iraq War (i.e., the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent hostilities) has been a contentious issue since the Bush administration began actively pressing for military intervention in Iraq in late 2001. The primary… …

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  • 82006 state of emergency in the Philippines — The Philippines was under a state of emergency, announced by presidential spokesperson Ignacio Bunye on the morning of February 24, 2006, by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1017. This occurred after the government claimed that it foiled an alleged …

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  • 9Communists in the United States Labor Movement (1919–1937) — The Communist Party and its allies played an important role in the United States labor movement, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s, but never succeeded, with rare exceptions, either in bringing the labor movement around to its agenda or in… …

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  • 10Israel lobby in the United States — The Israel lobby in the United States is a term used to describe the loose coalition of groups and individuals who attempt to influence American foreign policy in support of Israel and its policies. [The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, John J …

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