truất quyền

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To divest of power/authority; to depose; to strip of a right or position: The primary meaning of "truất quyền" is the formal act of removing someone's official power, authority, or right, often from a position of governance or leadership.
   • To dethrone: Used specifically in the context of removing a monarch from power.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hội đồng quản trị đã truất quyền chủ tịch. (The board of directors stripped the chairman of his authority.)
  • Nhà vua bị truất quyền sau cuộc đảo chính. (The king was dethroned after the coup.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal, legal, or political contexts concerning the removal of power. It implies an official or authoritative action.
  • Tòa án có thể truất quyền giám hộ nếu người đó không thực hiện nghĩa vụ. (The court can divest a guardian of their rights if they fail in their duties.)

Variants and Related Words

• Truất phế (v): to depose, to oust (often used for high-ranking officials or royalty). This is a stronger, more comprehensive term implying removal from both power and position.
  • Tướng lĩnh âm mưu truất phế nhà vua. (The generals conspired to depose the king.)

Synonyms

• Depose: to remove from office or power.
• Dethrone: to remove from a throne or position of authority.
• Strip of power/authority: to take away someone's official power.
• Oust: to force someone out of a position.

Related Idioms

• While "truất quyền" itself is a formal term and not commonly part of idiomatic expressions, the concept is central to phrases about loss of power.
  • Mất quyền hành: to lose power/authority (a more general phrase, not an idiom with figurative meaning).