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   expulsion

   /ɪkˈspʌlʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of forcing someone to leave an organization: "his expulsion from the union" Similar removaldebarmentdismissalexclusiondischargeejectionrejectionblackballingblacklistingsuspensionbanishmentexiledeportationevictionexpatriationrepatriationrefoulementpurgingdisplacementtransportationinformal:sackingdrumming outthe bounceOpposite admission
   • ▪ the action or process of forcing someone to leave a place: "the expulsion of two diplomats from the embassy"
   • ▪ the action of forcing something out of the body: "oxytocin causes expulsion of milk from the lactating mammary gland" Similar dischargeejectionexcretionvoidingvoidanceevacuationejaculationdisgorgementeliminationemptying outpassingdraining

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin expulsio(n-), from expellere ‘drive out’ (see expel).

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   • 1. expulsive adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › expulsionExpulsion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   expulsion: [noun] the act of expelling : the state of being expelled.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPULSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPULSION definition: 1. (the act of) forcing someone, or being forced, to leave a school, organization, or country: 2…. Learn more.

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   Expulsion definition: the act of driving out or expelling. See examples of EXPULSION used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › expulsionExpulsion - definition of expulsion by The Free Dictionary

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   Define expulsion. expulsion synonyms, expulsion pronunciation, expulsion translation, English dictionary definition of expulsion. n. The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › expulsionExpulsion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   expulsion: 1 n the act of forcing out someone or something “the child's expulsion from school” Synonyms: ejection , exclusion , riddance Types: show 6 types... hide 6 types... defenestration the act of throwing someone or something out of a window deportation the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien ostracism the act of excluding ...

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPULSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishexpulsion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [uncountable, countable] expulsion (from…) the act of forcing somebody to leave a place; the act of expelling somebody These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. Troops are engaged in the expulsion of enemy forces from the area.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryEXPULSION definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   Expulsion is when someone is forced to leave a school, university, or organization. Her hatred of authority led to her expulsion from high school. Synonyms: ejection , exclusion , dismissal , removal More Synonyms of expulsion

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › expulsionexpulsion | meaning of expulsion in Longman Dictionary of...

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    • The expulsions seem certain to resume, probably before Christmas. expulsion from • All the students responsible for the prank face expulsion from school. • the expulsion of air from the lungs • the expulsion of rebel forces from the area From Longman Business Dictionary expulsion ex‧pul‧sion / ɪkˈspʌlʃ ə n / noun [countable, uncountable] when someone is forced to leave a ...

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXPULSION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    EXPULSION definition: the punishment of making someone leave their school, organization, or country because of their…. Learn more.