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destituido

dismissed

adjective dehs-tee-TWEE-doh Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: Past participle of destituir, from Latin destituere (to forsake, remove from a post).

Also means

removed from office

Usage Note

Destituido is the past participle of destituir, used as an adjective to describe someone who has been removed from an official post. It is a formal, political term: el ministro destituido is 'the sacked minister'. Unlike despedido (fired from a job), destituido applies specifically to public office or positions of authority, and carries a stronger sense of forced removal or disgrace.

Examples

"El director destituido negó las acusaciones."

Natural Translation

The dismissed director denied the accusations.

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