usurped

[US]/juːˈzɜːpt/
[UK]/juːˈzɜrpt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. å ta en posisjon med makt eller viktighet ulovlig eller ved bruk av vold; å ta eller bruke noe uten retten til å gjøre det

Phrases & Collocations

usurped power

tatt over makt

usurped authority

tatt over myndighet

usurped position

tatt over stilling

usurped rights

tatt over rettigheter

usurped control

tatt over kontroll

usurped land

tatt over land

usurped title

tatt over tittel

usurped influence

tatt over innflytelse

usurped role

tatt over rolle

Example Sentences

the throne was usurped by a rival faction.

tronen ble overtatt av en rivalgruppe.

he felt that his authority had been usurped.

han følte at hans myndighet hadde blitt overtatt.

the company usurped the market share of its competitors.

selskapet overtok markedssjansen til sine konkurrenter.

they usurped power during the political upheaval.

de overtok makten under den politiske forstyrrelsen.

her ideas were usurped without any credit.

hennes idéer ble overtatt uten noen kreditt.

the rebels usurped control of the city.

de rebeller overtok kontrollen over byen.

his position was usurped by a more qualified candidate.

hans stilling ble overtatt av en mer kvalifisert kandidat.

the rights of the citizens were usurped by the government.

bønnene til de borgere ble overtatt av staten.

many feared that their freedoms would be usurped.

mange fryktet at deres friheter ville bli overtatt.

he accused his colleagues of usurping his ideas.

han tiltalte sine kolleger for å overtage hans idéer.

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