## Synopsis

Use the DROP USER statement to drop a user or role. DROP USER is an alias for [DROP ROLE](../dcl_drop_role) and is used to drop a role.

## Syntax

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  drop_user
{{%/ebnf%}}

## Semantics

See [DROP ROLE](../dcl_drop_role) for more details.

## Example

- Drop a user.

  ```plpgsql
  yugabyte=# DROP USER John;
  ```

## See also

- [CREATE ROLE](../dcl_create_role)
- [ALTER ROLE](../dcl_alter_role)
- [GRANT](../dcl_grant)
- [REVOKE](../dcl_revoke)