overthrew
Ousted from power
Overthrew is the past tense of overthrow.
To overthrow is to remove from power by force—typically a government, ruler, or regime: Rebels overthrew the dictator in a swift coup.
The word can also mean to throw something over or knock it down, though this sense is rare outside of sports contexts like wrestling.
Post-coup ruling clique
- putschForcible government overthrow attempt
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- power grabAttempt to seize control
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
conspiracy · plotters · cabal · insurgents · sedition · treason · subversion · clandestine
Violent uprising against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
resistance · insurgency · rebels · revolutionaries · guerrillas · dissidents · partisans · freedom fighters
junta
Post-coup ruling clique
- putschForcible government overthrow attempt
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- power grabAttempt to seize control
usurpation · conspiracy · plotters · cabal · insurgents · sedition · treason · subversion · clandestine · stratagem
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
revolution · resistance · insurgency · rebels · revolutionaries · guerrillas · dissidents · partisans · freedom fighters · liberation
depose
Remove from authority
topple · remove · displace · supplant · usurp · expel · eject · dislodge · abdicate · impeach
vanquish
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
overpower · rout · crush · triumph · prevail · beat · subjugate · quash · annihilate · demolish
overthrewelected
Chosen by ballot
enthroned · installed · appointed · inaugurated · crowned
overthrewestablished
Formally set up
founded · built · based · instituted · created