depose
UK [dɪ'pəʊz] US [-'poʊz] verb transitive
■to remove someone important from a powerful position 罢免，使免职，使下台•Margaret Thatcher was deposed as leader of the British Conservative Party in 1991.1991年玛格丽特‧撒切尔被免去了英国保守党领袖的职务。 •King Charles I was deposed from the English throne in 1646.1646年英王查理一世被废黜。 |