overthrow
Bring regime down
To overthrow is to remove from power by force—a government, ruler, or regime: The rebels overthrew the monarchy.
The noun is the act itself: the overthrow of the dictator.
Extended uses suggest defeating or overturning something established: overthrow conventional wisdom.
In baseball, an overthrow is a wild throw past the intended target.
Cause to fall
- vanquishDefeat thoroughly in conflict
- conquerOvercome by force
- oustRemove from position
- deposeRemove from authority
dethrone · unseat · overpower · bring down · crush · subjugate · rout · prevail
Forcible government overthrow attempt
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
autocracy · plotters · cabal · conspiracy · treason · sedition · clandestine · collusion
Organized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
mutiny · resistance · liberation · guerrilla · protest · dissent · agitation · unrest
Deliberate disruption of operations
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- underminingWeakening by covert means
destabilization · conspiracy · mole · traitor · spy · saboteur · cloak-and-dagger · fifth column
topple
Cause to fall
depose · dethrone · unseat · overpower · bring down · crush · subjugate · rout · prevail · downfall
putsch
Forcible government overthrow attempt
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
dictatorship · autocracy · plotters · cabal · conspiracy · treason · sedition · clandestine · collusion · stratagem
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
insurgency · mutiny · resistance · liberation · guerrilla · protest · dissent · agitation · unrest · upheaval
sabotage
Deliberate disruption of operations
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
undermining · destabilization · conspiracy · mole · traitor · spy · saboteur · cloak-and-dagger · fifth column · counterintelligence
wild pitch
Uncontrolled throw from pitcher
outfield · arm strength · sailing · first base · home plate
- takeovertakeover, seize power, seizure, coup d'etat, hostile takeover
- coupscoup d'etat, coup attempt, soft coup, failed coup, ousting
- rebellionrevolt, rebel, mutiny, insurgency, insurrection
- Royal Exitsabdication, deposition, dethronement, ouster, dethroning
- Hawaiian OverthrowQueen Liliuokalani, annexationists, provisional government
- PortugalLisbon, Porto, Algarve, Oporto, Madeira