Definition of "deposal" [de•pos•al]

• The act or an instance of deposing from office. (noun)

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• "By not paying attention to what comes after the deposal of a dictator, we inadvertently created conditions for a long-term insurgency."
• "FRAN TOWNSEND, PRESIDENTIAL HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISER: No question that we will use any instrument at our deposal to deal with the problem of Osama bin Laden, Zawahiri and al Qaeda."
• "My point was that the British film industry has much fewer resources at its deposal and therefore should concentrate on what they do best."