expel
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The announcement made her the third member of Congress in the last week to resign after allegations of misconduct and a possible vote to expel them from the US House of Representatives.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
It is very rare for Congress to expel one of its own members, with only five House members in history being voted out.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Packwood resigned in 1995 after the Senate Ethics Commission voted unanimously to expel him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Luna and Leger Fernández still didn’t let up, saying that they would force the votes to expel the representatives if their resignations weren’t officially tendered by 2 p.m.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
What pained me most was to see her so unguarded, to hear her burp after meals or expel gas in front of company without the slightest embarrassment.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing expel
Power Prefix: ex-
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