Defenestration de·fen·es·tra·tion
dēˌfenəˈstrāSHən/
noun
1.
formalhumorous
the action of throwing someone or something out of a window.
“death by defenestration has a venerable history”
2.
informal
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”
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