usurpation

Example Sentences

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It was “repeated injuries and usurpations,” including the dispatch of “swarms of Officers to harrassour people,” that pushed previously loyal or, at least, passive colonists to the breaking point.

From Washington Post

Unless he can get off the back of that tiger, the Smithsonian is doomed to the infinite creation of special-interest museums and the usurpation of sites on the Mall.

From Washington Post

His campaign site says he was involved in 22 lawsuits against Newsom for “his unconstitutional usurpation of power.”

From Seattle Times

He added that while Camp Hale is “a special place,’ Biden’s unilateral action was “an usurpation of power.”

From Seattle Times

The latest gambit to bribe young college graduates for votes going into the midterm elections is just one more usurpation of congressional power by the executive branch.

From Washington Post