overthrow
Example Sentences
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Many of the 100 or more other soldiers who participated were unaware they were overthrowing the government.
“I’m happy because the Ayatollah was overthrown, and for the freedom,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
He might open the door to their own people overthrowing them, though not push anybody through it.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is designed to thwart attempts to overthrow the government and outlast more powerful enemies.
An effective orator, Khamenei joined the critics of the Shah of Iran: the monarch who was eventually overthrown by the Islamic revolution.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
