From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoverthrowo‧ver‧throw1 /ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ $ ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/ ●○○ verb (past tense overthrew /-ˈθruː/, past participle overthrown /-ˈθrəʊn $ -ˈθroʊn/) [transitive] 1 PGPMto remove a leader or government from power, especially by force SYN oust Rebels were already making plans to overthrow the government.2 GET RID OFto get rid of the rules, ideas, or systems of a society→ See Verb table
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overthrow• The dictatorship was overthrown after a year of fighting, in which thousands of people were killed.• President Kassem was overthrown and murdered in 1963.• a discovery that could overthrow conventional ideas about computing• Apparently when the military junta was overthrown Garcia managed to get sent over here through a contact in the embassy.• Another extraordinary tale says that Ra, convinced mankind was plotting to overthrow him, sent Hathor to kill them all.• On his one attempt at a long throw, he overthrew James Jett.• These petitioners were not charged with an attempt to overthrow the Government.• Early in 1939, Aung San was arrested for conspiring to overthrow the government.• A small group of military officers overthrew the President in September.• Its objective was to overthrow the Sandinista government.• I overthrew your foes, Contrived for Pelias the worst of deaths.overthrowo‧ver‧throw2 /ˈəʊvəθrəʊ $ ˈoʊvərθroʊ/ noun [uncountable] PGBEAT/DEFEATthe defeat and removal from power of a leader or government, especially by forceoverthrow of The organization was dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism. the overthrow of MussoliniExamples from the Corpus
overthrow• They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions.• After Edward II's overthrow in 1326 he was restored and he received back a substantial portion of his estates.• He came to power after the overthrow of Haile Selassie.• The public has reacted in this way because they felt a great relief at the overthrow of an oppressive and unpopular regime.• All four had been cashiered following the overthrow of former President Moussa Traore on March 26.• The necessary economic and social conditions had been created for the overthrow of capitalism and the construction of socialism.• Those who had fought together for the overthrow of Charles I, now bickered amongst themselves.• Dub reggae had themes dealing with the overthrow of Babylon and which were openly hostile to the white world.overthrow of• The organization was dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism.• the overthrow of Mussolini 