Definition of "deposing" [deposing]

• Present participle of depose. (verb)

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• "Cleopatra followed to the throne a sister who had briefly succeeded in deposing their father."
• "While Americans have always been divided over the war, a majority has consistently held that the US made the right decision in deposing Saddam Hussein."
• "* The Honduran Congress appears to have acted properly in deposing President Manuel Zelaya."