depose

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Sadie Weldon, a private citizen, sought to depose the Lilith Fund’s deputy director using a special Texas mechanism called a 202 petition that allows people to investigate a potential claim before filing suit.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026

The military is influential in Ugandan politics - after all, they have deposed or attempted to depose numerous leaders since the nation became independent in 1962.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

The green card holder was deployed to Panama in 1989 as the U.S. tried to depose the nation’s de facto leader, Gen. Manuel Noriega.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

Bush sent troops in 1989 to depose and arrest the president of Panama, Manuel Noriega.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

At the conference that December, we in the Youth League knew we had the votes to depose Dr. Xuma.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela