unthrone
Oust from power
To unthrone is to remove from a throne—to depose a monarch or, more commonly, to displace anyone from a position of dominance or supremacy: The young challenger unthroned the reigning champion.
The word is synonymous with dethrone, which is more common.
Remove from authority
displace · dislodge · uncrown · eject · expel · overthrow · demote · strip
Violent governmental overthrow
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
mutiny · rebellion · sedition · overthrow · resistance · subversion · insurgency · putsch
depose
Remove from authority
topple · displace · dislodge · uncrown · eject · expel · overthrow · demote · strip · disinherit
revolution
Violent governmental overthrow
insurrection · mutiny · rebellion · sedition · overthrow · resistance · subversion · insurgency · putsch · regime change
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- reignSovereign's time in power
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
succession · monarch · king · queen · emperor · tsar · sultan · pharaoh · regent · scepter
abdicate
Formally renounce authority
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- resignVoluntarily leave office
- renounceFormally give up
vacate · cede · abandon · surrender · yield · forgo · step down · give up · waive · forsake