Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dethrone: To remove a monarch or ruler from their position of power and authority.
   • To depose: To remove someone from a high office or position of power, especially a sovereign.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà vua bị truất ngôi sau cuộc đảo chính. (The king was dethroned after the coup.)
  • Hội đồng quyết định truất ngôi vị hoàng tử phản nghịch. (The council decided to depose the rebellious prince.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in formal or historical contexts related to monarchy, sovereignty, or supreme leadership.
• It implies an official, forceful, or legitimate act of removal, not a voluntary abdication.

Variants and Related Words

• Phế truất (v): to depose, to oust. A synonym often used in similar formal contexts.
  • Vị tướng đã phế truất tổng thống. (The general deposed the president.)

Synonyms

• Dethrone: To remove from a throne.
• Depose: To remove from office or power.
• Oust: To force out of a position.

Related Idioms

• While "truất ngôi" itself is not commonly part of idioms, the concept is central to phrases like "cuộc tranh ngôi đoạt vị" (a struggle for the throne).