defenestration
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌdiː.fen.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌdiː.fen.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/
formal把…拋出窗外
the action of throwing or pushing someone out of a window
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。
UK humorous迫使（领导人）辞职
the action of forcing someone, especially a leader, out of his or her job
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。
See: defenestrate
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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