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defenestration
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌdiː.fen.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌdiː.fen.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/
formal
the action of throwing or pushing someone out of a window: 把…拋出窗外
his death by defenestration他被迫从窗口坠下而导致的死亡
He opened a window for the defenestration.他打开窗户，准备把人扔下去。
UKhumorous
the action of forcing someone, especially a leader, out of his or her job: 迫使（领导人）辞职
He has governed so badly as to deserve automatic defenestration.他的执政能力如此之差，完全应该主动辞职。
If he loses the election, expect a few defenestrations in the Republican Party.如果他在选举中失利，预计共和党内会有一些人被迫辞职。
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Prague has a long history of defenestrations and in 1948 Jan Masaryk, the foreign minister was found dead, having apparently exited from his office window.
The industry has seen many defenestrations over the past year
Some commentators see the results as certain evidence of the prime minister's inevitable defenestration, at a general election or sooner
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