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Examples of defenestration
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Many voters remained uneasy about Mr Rudd's defenestration as leader two years ago.
From the economist.com
The poem narrates the thoughts of a philosopher undergoing defenestration.
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Defenestration, a not infrequent occurrence in Irish party politics, cannot be ruled out.
From the economist.com
Historically, the word defenestration was used to refer to an act of political dissent.
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The White House's defenestration of an honest IG, without adequate explanation, is a scandal.
From the washingtontimes.com
The threat posed by those still smarting at his brother's political defenestration has waned.
From the independent.co.uk
Gordon Brown's defenestration by the voters at the May general election had been widely predicted.
From the telegraph.co.uk
That is followed by a defenestration, a complicated underworld search and a huge conflagration.
From the time.com
Another was the pound's ignominious defenestration from the European exchange-rate mechanism in 1992.
From the economist.com
- The act of throwing someone or something out of a window
- Defenestration were a UK heavy metal band from 1999 to 2004, based in the Northamptonshire town of Kettering.
- The Defenestrations of Prague were two incidents in the history of Bohemia. The first occurred in 1419 and the second in 1618, although the term "Defenestration of Prague" more commonly refers to the latter incident. Both helped to trigger prolonged conflict within Bohemia and beyond. ...
- Throwing a person or thing out the window
