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overthrow

2 noun
     
Related topics: Government
o‧ver‧throw2 [uncountable]
PG the defeat and removal from power of a leader or government, especially by force
overthrow of
The organization was dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism.
the overthrow of Mussolini
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