overthrow
US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈθroʊ/
UK /ˌoʊ.vɚˈθroʊ/
1.
to defeat or remove someone from power, using force:
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He said that Allende's government in Chile was overthrown by the army and the CIA in 1973.
1.
an occasion when someone or something is removed from power using force:
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the overthrow of the monarchy