Defenestration (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window: The defenestration of the Catholic commissioners in Prague precipitated the Thirty Years’ War.
  2. the act of suddenly removing someone from an important position or office: When the new corporate board was voted in, there was a massive defenestration of high-level executives.
noun
  1. the act of throwing someone out of a window
Defenestration (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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