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Meanings of overthrown in English

Portuguese
deposição

Involuntary removal from a position.

deposição
Usage of overthrown in English
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The Taliban government was overthrown that year by Afghan and U.S.-led forces.
Reuters
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The situation was critical; all the plans of the commander-in-chief were overthrown.
The Companions of Jehu
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January 1979 The Khmer Rouge government is overthrown by invading Vietnamese troops.
The Guardian
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In 1321 the Khilji dynasty was overthrown by the House of Tughlak.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History
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The Prince of Peace was overthrown by a popular tumult; Ferdinand VII.
Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4
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The kings of the north are overthrown: the whole country is taken.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
7
The vanguard was overthrown; its men made serfs and its women mothers.
The Story of Ab: A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man
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So were the enemies of the high gods overthrown by the Avenger.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
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The popular government was overthrown, and Ferdinand re-established in all his power.
The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster / With an Essa...
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The reactionary institutions established by Sulla in 666 were of course overthrown.
The History of Rome, Book IV / The Revolution
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The kingdom was overthrown, and the Russian power extended to the Urals.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...
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In Him we can find fighting strength, and the enemy is overthrown.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year
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For with it I have overthrown seven famous knights in this hour.
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table
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But the hopes of reaching Liverpool in twenty days, were soon overthrown.
Views A-foot; Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff
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These confounded freshmen have overthrown all the established customs of the college.
Frank Merriwell at Yale; Or, Freshman Against Freshman
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His policy encountered equally zealous opposition and in 1830 he was overthrown.
History of the United States
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