I am looking for a term that I could use to say that the new Minister of Health removed the present holder of the given post from his position. My first idea was call off, but then I looked up the meaning and learnt that one can call off dogs, not a person from his job.
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Dismiss, Discharge– mplungjanFeb 11, 2014 at 13:29
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Perhaps we could say:
The Minister asked X to step down.
The Minister removed X from the post of ... .
X was asked to step down (by the Minister). (in the passive form)
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It's true the Minister would probably say he asked X to step down. But the press would normally report it as he sacked X. Feb 11, 2014 at 14:06