Meaning & use
usurpers
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People who seize a position of power, authority, or property without legal right.
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The rightful heirs accused the usurpers of stealing the throne through treachery.
Historians describe the generals who overthrew the emperor as usurpers rather than liberators.
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Plural of 'usurper,' from Latin usurpare, meaning to seize for use; commonly applied to illegitimate rulers.
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