defenestrate
1 of 1verb/ˌdifɛnəstreɪt/
Forms:defenestrates,defenestrating,defenestrated,defenestrated
1
*** throw (someone) out of a window
2
to force a person of authority or power to step down from their position
- The political upheaval led the faction to defenestrate the corrupt leader and install a new government.
- In the heated debate, the board decided to defenestrate the CEO after a series of failed strategies.
- In a dramatic turn of events, the general was defenestrated by his own officers after a failed campaign.
- The board is currently defenestrating the CEO due to the financial scandal.
- The company's shareholders voted to defenestrate the CFO due to financial mismanagement.