1. to throw someone or something out of a window
Usage: formal; historical
2. to remove someone from a position of power or authority
Usage: figurative; formal

Examples

• The angry mob threatened to defenestrate the corrupt officials.
• During the Prague defenestration of 1618, Catholic officials were thrown from the castle window.
• The board of directors decided to defenestrate the CEO after the scandal.
• Political opponents sought to defenestrate the prime minister through a vote of no confidence.
• The revolutionaries defenestrated several government ministers during the uprising.
• She joked about defenestrating her annoying computer when it crashed again.