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Meaning of defenestrate in English

defenestrate
verb [ T ]
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/ˌdiːˈfen.ɪ.streɪt/ us

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/ˌdiːˈfen.ɪ.streɪt/
formal
to throw or push someone out of a window:
They threatened to defenestrate him.
UK humorous
to force someone, especially a leader, out of his or her job:
It would not be a good time to defenestrate the Prime Minister.
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in Chinese (Simplified)
把…拋出窗外, 迫使（領導人）辭職…
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把…抛出窗外, 迫使（领导人）辞职…
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