B2verbpoliticshistory
US/ˌoʊ.vərˈθroʊ/
UK/ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ/
to remove a leader or government from power, usually by force
In context
In 1952, a group of army officers overthrew the king of Egypt.
The rebels said their aim was to overthrow the government and hold new elections.
The discovery overthrew long-held ideas about how the universe began.
Words that go with overthrow
verb + noun
- overthrow the governmentThey were arrested for planning to overthrow the government.
- overthrow the regimeExiled groups called on citizens to overthrow the regime peacefully.
- overthrow a dictatorIt took years of protests to overthrow a dictator who had ruled for decades.
- overthrow the monarchyThe revolutionaries wanted to overthrow the monarchy and create a republic.
adverb + verb
- violently overthrowThe group was accused of plotting to violently overthrow the state.