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Monday, July 17, 2006

Lexicon of Politics: Day 28

rusticate v. [Standard English, 'to go or stay in the country' and British English, 'to be expelled (from university)'] to get out or be put out of (office, politics, a campaign, etc.).

1901 Democratic Standard (Coshocton, Ohio) (Jan. 18)8:
Now he returns to the senate as the champion of the same principles for the advocation of which he was rusticated by his constituents.

1999 Boston Globe (Dec. 5) D4:
Maybe it's because Hussein is still in power, and Bush's father is rusticated, defeated the year after winning the Gulf War.