overthrows
Brings regimes down
Overthrows is the plural of overthrow, the act of forcibly removing a government or ruler from power: The region has seen three military overthrows in a decade.
In cricket and baseball, an overthrow is a throw that goes past its intended target, sometimes allowing runners to advance: The overthrow let him reach third base.
Abrupt seizure of power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
regime change · mutiny · revolt · takeover · ousting · deposing · toppling · usurpation
Forcible removal from position
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- unseatingRemoving from a position
- dethronementRemoval from sovereign power
displacement · deposing · toppling · banishment · purge · eviction · exile · dismissal
Fault in communication
- first baseDiamond's rightfield corner bag
- third baseInfield position near home
- catcherMasked diamond position
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
infielder · passed ball · stolen base · fielding error · rundown · cutoff man · baseline
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
insurrection · regime change · mutiny · revolt · takeover · ousting · deposing · toppling · usurpation · putsch
ousting
Forcible removal from position
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- unseatingRemoving from a position
dethronement · displacement · deposing · toppling · banishment · purge · eviction · exile · dismissal · uprooting
error
Fault in communication
- first baseDiamond's rightfield corner bag
- third baseInfield position near home
- catcherMasked diamond position
pitcher · infielder · passed ball · stolen base · fielding error · rundown · cutoff man · baseline
overthrowsreforms
Corrective institutional changes
evolution · constitutional amendment · democratic reform · gradualism
overthrowsupholds
Supports or affirms
maintains · preserves · supports · props up · establishes
overthrow, overthrown, overthrowing, overthrower, overthrowers