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v.seize/assume power
篡权窃国
usurp state power
篡权僭位
usurp the power and seize the throne
武装篡权
seize power by armed force
他不理会册子里散布的国王被篡权的说法。
He dismissed claims published in pamphlets that the King's powers had been usurped.
Word usage
- Separable word"篡" and "权" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
反对派已经篡了权。
The opposition faction has usurped power.
他们虽是反对派，但是从来没有篡过权。
Although they are the opposition faction, they have never usurped power.
反对党是去年篡的权。
It is last year that the opposition party usurped power.