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• This refers to Republican officials that advocate fascism: they support overthrowing democracy or discarding the US Constitution.2026, Richard Stallman, “Glossary”, in stallman.org. From the entry seditious
• In the short term, at least, the batriarchy will probably be overthrown at some point.2024 April 30, Jonathan Liew, “IPL's age of carnage may relent but cricket’s future can be seen amid the content”, in Guardian, retrieved…. From the entry batriarchy
• It was, in law enforcement’s telling, a conspiracy aimed at overthrowing Hong Kong’s government.2021 March 22, Timothy McLaughlin, “What the Hong Kong Protesters’ Trial Reveals About Beijing”, in The Atlantic. From the entry prodemocracy
• In their hopes of overthrowing an unjust society, many of these groups held to romantic models of secret conspiratorial organisations.2022, China Miéville, chapter 2, in A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto, →OCLC. From the entry skulduggerous
• Ben Stokes hit a six and benefited when a throw from the deep hit him and went for four overthrows.2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport…. From the entry six
• Instead he was preparing the organizational and political-intellectual grounds for a revolution that would be capable of overthrowing tsarism.2015, Tamás Krausz, “Organization and Revolution”, in Bálint Bethlenfalvy, Mario Fenyo, transl., Reconstructing Lenin: An Intellectual…. From the entry bolshevism
• The Han overthrew the Qin dynasty founded by the First Emperor and this might call for reservations concerning his objectivity.2007 September 14, Souren Melikian, “A Chinese emperor's cultural revolution”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry qin
• Suthep claimed that, on the night of the coup, the King had resisted meeting with the Generals who overthrew Thaksin.2007 April 24, Boyce, R. L., “Democrat Official Warns of Sonthi’s Ambitions, Surayud’s Weakness”, in The Public Library of US Diplomacy…. From the entry in profile
• Capitalism would self-destruct, due to its inner contradictions, and the increasingly immiserated workers would have no choice but to overthrow it.2001, Will Kymlicka, Contemporary Political Philosophy, Oxford University Press, page 167. From the entry immiserated
• It is no wonder that so many have felt humanity should overthrow such a God and be happier without him.1993, Marianthe Colakis, The classics in the American theater of the 1960s and early 1970s. From the entry theothanatology
• Probably the ball got lost for a minute or two in long grass, or perhaps it was badly overthrown.1908 August 29, George A. Wade, “Notable Cricket Feats by Schoolboys”, in The Boy’s Own Paper, volume XXX, number 48 (number 1546…. From the entry thirteener
• Saturnus was the Roman version of the Greek god Cronos, a Titan who, fearing his own overthrow, devoured all the children born to him.2024 November 20, Ann Wroe, “The rings of Saturn will disappear in 2025”, in The Economist, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Saturnus
• Perhaps Mr Putin is planning a full-scale invasion, with Russian forces thrusting deep into Ukraine to seize the capital, Kyiv, and overthrow the government.2022 January 29, “A war in Ukraine could have global consequences”, in The Economist, →ISSN. From the entry full-scale
• Tintin and his loyal hound Snowy find themselves trying to thwart a plot by spies to overthrow the king of Syldavia, a fictional Balkan land.2020 June 25, Lifestyle Desk, “Tintin cover that mocked Hitler’s Germany to go under hammer”, in The Indian Express, archived from the…. From the entry Syldavia
• Remember the overthrow of the Manchus, when messages hidden in moon cakes roused the people to bring arms to the meeting place.2008, Chin Woon Ping, “Mooncakes and the Moon”, in Hakka Soul: Memories, Migrations, and Meals, Singapore: NUS Press, →ISBN, page 29. From the entry moon cake
• Hussein’s overthrow, to reconcile themselves to the assumption of power by the Shiite majority who won elections godfathered by the American occupation authority.2007 August 3, John F. Burns, “At Hussein Grave, Legend Lives as Fury Simmers”, in New York Times. From the entry godfather
• He called the overthrow of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and the recent elections in Afghanistan landmark events in the history of liberty.2005 January 19, “Bush thanks troops at gala event”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2019. From the entry landmark
• Cloaked in religion, they deceived and forced some blind-minded public to take part in their plot to destroy national unity and overthrow the government.1998, Zhang Yumo, “THE ANTI-SEPARATISM STRUGGLE AND ITS HISTORICAL LESSONS SINCE THE LIBERATION OF XINJIANG”, in Turdi Ghoja, transl.…. From the entry barin
• In other words, the workers will overthrow the capitalistic class and establish a so-called dictatorship of the proletariat, which will finally become a classless society.1990, "A" - The Journey of Self-Discovery. From the entry capitalistic
• First, the classical rule forbids any unilateral right to use force to overthrow a regime on the sole grounds that it is repressive in character.1989, Louis Henkin, Right V. Might. From the entry repressive
• It would help overthrow the pernicious chauvinistic idea that, apart from certain elementary facts, Alles anderes ist Menschenwerk, all necessity, all intensionality, all value.1980, Don S. Mannison, Michael A. McRobbie, R. Routley, Richard Sylvan, editors, Environmental Philosophy, Research School of Social…. From the entry alles anderes ist Menschenwerk
• The whole scene was littered with petrifacts of different sizes and kinds, enormous trees, weighing tons, bared of their branches, overthrown and turned to stone.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 132. From the entry petrifact
• By French-Style Revolution I don't mean a violent overthrow of the ruling elite as much as a tumultuous reset of how resources and power are distributed.2023 December 10, Charles Hugh Smith, Could America Have a French-Style Revolution?. From the entry resource
• He said the agreement calls for the refusal of any non-Arab foreign intervention, an important issue because some Syrians want international intervention to overthrow the al-Assad regime.2011 December 31, “Syrian opposition group: More than 5,800 died in 2011”, in CNN. From the entry Syrian
• As a result, the media and the public were clamoring for change, supporting the efforts of leading neoclassicals like Milton Friedman to overthrow their Keynesian overlords in the academy.2011, Steve Keen, chapter 2, in Debunking Economics — Revised and Expanded Edition: The Naked Emperor Dethroned?, London & New York: Zed…. From the entry neoclassical
• John Prendergast, a former Clinton administration official and antigenocide activist who has worked in Chad and Sudan for 20 years, said Sudan had been trying to overthrow Mr.2008 February 7, Lydia Polgreen, “Fighting in Chad’s Capital Ebbs, but Problems Loom”, in New York Times. From the entry antigenocide
• It was politically correct also from the standpoint of the need to overthrow the three reactionary monarchies of Europe—that of Russia, of Germany and of Austria-Hungary.1969, Y. F. Sopin, chapter 5, in The Bolshevik Party's Struggle Against Trotskyism, page 214. From the entry politically correct
• At the end of Butler's military career, he goes back to China one more time and this is during sort of China's warlord period, the Qing Dynasty has been overthrown.2022 February 2, “Talking 'Gangsters of Capitalism' with Jonathan Katz: podcast and transcript”, in MSNBC, archived from the original on…. From the entry ching
• Once having overthrown Saddam, we would have faced two choices: accepting another dictator of the same stripe . . . or getting bogged down trying to administer the place ourselves.1992 March 1, "Viewpoint: A year later" (editorial), Observer-Reporter (Washington, Pennsylvania), p. B4 (retrieved 23 Feb 2013). From the entry of the same stripe
• Two weeks ago the game would not have been considered majorally important, but now that the Herd withstood and overthrew Tulsa university’s Hurricane the game will have a decided significance.1931 February 19, Ted Gumesron, “From the Stands”, in The Haymaker, volume 22, number 20, Enid, Okla., page 3, column 3. From the entry majorally

Meaning of overthrow

1. verb To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
2. verb To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
3. noun A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.

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How do you use overthrow in a sentence?

Overthrow is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I hate the current government, but not enough to want to overthrow them.”

What is a short sentence with overthrow?

“Avoid overthrowing, especially early in the season.”

What does overthrow mean?

Overthrow means to bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.