deposable

/dᵻpˈoʊzəbəl/ adj

Capable of being deposed, or deprived of office.

Word Origin Deposable comes from Latin deponere 'to put down, set aside' — de- 'down' and ponere 'to place.' So deposable means able to be put down from a position. The same ponere root gives us position, deposit, expose (put out), and impose (put upon).

adj Capable of being deposed, or deprived of office.

The corrupt official was deposable under the new anti-graft laws.

(形容词) 可罢免的

根据新的反腐法律,这名腐败官员可以被罢免。

(adjetivo) Que puede ser destituido, o privado de su cargo.

El funcionario corrupto era destituible según las nuevas leyes anticorrupción.

(adjectif) destituable; révocable [Qui peut être destitué de sa fonction ou de son titre.]

Le fonctionnaire corrompu était destituable selon les nouvelles lois anti-corruption.

(Adjektiv) absetzbar; absetzfähig [**deposable** (Adjektiv): In der Lage, des Amtes enthoben oder abgesetzt zu werden; absetzbar.]

Der korrupte Beamte war nach den neuen Antikorruptionsgesetzen **deposable**.

(形容詞) 罷免できる。職を解かれる可能性のある。

汚職官僚は新しい汚職防止法のもとで罷免可能とされた。

(adjetivo) destituível; demissível; revogável [Capaz de ser deposto ou privado do cargo.]

O funcionário corrupto podia ser deposto sob as novas leis anticorrupção.

Word parts: de + pos + able

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