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usurpatore

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Also known as usurper of the throne

A usurper is an illegitimate or controversial claimant to power, often but not always in a monarchy. In other words, one who takes the power of a country, city, or established region for oneself, without any formal or legal right to claim it as one's own. Usurpers can rise to power in a region by often unexpected physical force such as via a coup d'état, as well as through political influence and deceit.

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Instance of
occupation
Subclass of
ruler
Occupation
usurpation
Field of occupation
usurpation
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male form of label
usurpador
partially coincident with
pretender
topic's main category
Category:Usurpers
female form of label
usurpadora
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