defenestration
/diːˌfɛnɪˈstreɪʃən/
noun
- The act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
- The defenestration of the tax collector was a dramatic protest.
- The Defenestration of Prague in 1618 helped start the Thirty Years' War.
- Historians often study the defenestration of officials as a form of political rebellion.
- The act of removing someone from a position of power or authority, especially in a sudden or forceful way.
- The political defenestration of the prime minister shocked the nation.
- After the defenestration of the director, the company changed its policies.
- The defenestration of the unpopular manager was celebrated by the staff.