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Describing his move as "personally painful", he said his "mission" with Reform would be to "not just to overthrow the current system, it is to restore the system we need".

From BBC

Thousands took to the streets chanting slogans about freedom: some in defence of democracy, others in defence of the ex-president who stands accused of trying to overthrow it.

From BBC

But Viking quarterback Brady Bretthauer overthrew a wide-open Hudson Sanders in the end zone then had his third-down pass batted down as time expired.

Benito Mussolini founded the National Fascist Party in Italy and led the country from 1922 until he was overthrown in 1943.

From BBC

The president’s efforts to roll back the 20th century and overthrow everything King stood for have helped him forge allies with some of the most extreme elements in the nation.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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