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usurper

[ yoo-sur-per, -zur†]

noun

  1. someone who seizes an office or position of power by force or without legal right, or who is perceived to have done so:

    The usurper Vitigis gathered his army together and laid siege to Rome.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of usurper1

First recorded in 1400–50; usurp ( def ) + -er 1( def )
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The Houthis say they now want "to pressure the Israeli usurper entity to reopen the crossings to the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of aid, including food and medical supplies".

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“When Paul played it to me at Abbey Road, I thought ‘I’m a usurper here; my dad should be around,’†Martin said.

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One of Shakespeare's famous tragedies, the story follows Prince Hamlet, who is encouraged by his father's ghost to avenge his death by killing his uncle, the usurper of the throne.

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The Fremen, whose home planet is Arrakis, where Spice is mined, bedevil the miners and the troops that protect them and, as the indigenous population battling imperial usurpers, are the faction you should root for.

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Luckily the voters have managed to keep the most powerful would-be usurpers out of office and Congress set up some serious roadblocks.

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