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usurper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | supplanter |
| Type of | offender, wrongdoer |
| Has types | claim jumper |
| Derivation | usurp |
Examples of usurper
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Yet Mr Chaudhry may be crossing a line from activist judge to political usurper.
From the economist.com
The man is a usurper, cheated into office and without any democratic legitimacy.
From the economist.com
The GOP is on a crusade against the person they regard as an usurper and tyrant.
From the swampland.time.com
They saw Falwell as a usurper who had long opposed that exuberant style of faith.
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Abraham Lincoln was termed a half-witted usurper, a baboon, a gorilla and a ghoul.
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They are the pure, untainted revolutionaries who view Khamenei as a usurper.
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The rebels were mostly loyalists to Edward IV, who saw Richard as a usurper.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Rather than seeing her as a usurper of his mother's place, John cares for her deeply.
From the kentucky.com
He offers their one and only chance to drive the usurper, Obama, from the White House.
From the latimes.com
- One who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
- (usurpation) trespass: entry to another's property without right or permission
- (usurpation) wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority); "a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation"
- The Way of the Tiger is the name of a series of adventure gamebooks by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson set on the fantasy world of Orb. The reader takes the part of a young ninja, Avenger, on his quest to avenge his foster father and recover the Scrolls of Kettsuin. ...
- Usurper is a Bulletin Board System door game created by Jakob Dangarden in 1993. The interface and game play are similar to 1989's Legend of the Red Dragon. The most recently released version by Jakob is 0.20e, which was released in 2009. ...
- One who usurps
- (Usurpation) The illegal encroachment or assumption of the use of authority, power, or property properly belonging to another; the interruption or disturbance of an individual in his or her right or possession.
- (usurpation) The act of seizing or occupying and enjoying the property of another, without right. (NW 1828)
- To dream that you are a usurper, foretells you will have trouble in establishing a good title to property. If others are trying to usurp your rights, there will be a struggle between you and your competitors, but you will eventually win. ...
