usurp state power
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to usurp state power; to seize control of a nation
formalA formal, literary term describing the illegal or forceful seizure of a country's governing authority, often through conspiracy or rebellion.
Lì历
shǐ史
shang上
de的
jiān奸
chén臣
cháng常
cháng常
mì密
móu谋
cuàn篡
guó国
。
Treacherous ministers in history often conspired to usurp state power.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
yī一
gè个
jiāng将
jūn军
shì试
tú图
cuàn篡
guó国
de的
gù故
shi事
。
This novel tells the story of a general attempting to seize control of the nation.
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Zhèng政
biàn变
chéng成
gōng功
hòu后
，
pàn叛
jūn军
shǒu首
lǐng领
lì立
jí即
cuàn篡
guó国
zì自
lì立
。
After the successful coup, the rebel leader immediately usurped the state and declared himself ruler.