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    overthrow
    I
    o‧ver‧throw1 /ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ $ ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/ verb (past tense overthrew /-ˈθruː/, past participle overthrown /-ˈθrəʊn $ -ˈθroʊn/) [transitive]
    1. to remove a leader or government from power, especially by force
       SYN  oust:
        Rebels were already making plans to overthrow the government.
    2. to get rid of the rules, ideas, or systems of a society

    II
    o‧ver‧throw2 /ˈəʊvəθrəʊ $ ˈoʊvərθroʊ/ noun [uncountable]
    the defeat and removal from power of a leader or government, especially by force
        overthrow of
        The organization was dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism.
        the overthrow of Mussolini