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To: governsleastgovernsbest

de·fen·es·tra·tion
[dēˌfenəˈstrāSHən]
noun
formal
the action of throwing someone out of a window:
“death by defenestration has a venerable history”
Similar:
expulsion
ejection
ousting
banishing
banishment

the action of dismissing someone from a position of power or authority:
“that victory resulted in Churchill’s own defenestration by the war-weary British electorate”


18 posted on 09/26/2024 12:59:53 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

Defenestration. Never thought I’d use that word in context. Every day I learn something new. Thanks.


32 posted on 09/26/2024 7:00:21 PM PDT by griswold3 ( Robespierre and Pol Pot were “unburdened by what has been” Harris the "Year Zero" candidate)
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