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单词 usurpation
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usurpation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌjuː.zɜːˈpeɪ.ʃən//ˌjuː.sɜːˈpeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌjuː.sɝːˈpeɪ.ʃən//ˌjuː.zɝːˈpeɪ.ʃən/
theactof takingcontrolof something without having therightto,especiallyof apositionofpower:
篡夺
hisunlawfulusurpation ofpower他非法篡权
There are still those whoregardthemoveas anunconstitutionalusurpation ofprivateproperty.仍有人认为此举是违宪篡夺私有财产。
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  • Sheaccusedhim of a usurpation andabuseofpower.
  • Hespentnearlyall hislifefightingagainstoppressionand usurpation.
  • HumanRightsorganizationshavepersistentlyexposedtheblatantusurpation ofourrightsandprivileges.
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(Definition ofusurpationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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The same reasoning could be applied to the theme of imperialusurpation.
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In the post-war period, barrio representatives increasingly filed accusations about illegal sales and usurpations of their lands by outsiders.
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It is interesting to note what aspects are stressed by the narrators : royal genealogies, migrations, warfare, succession conflicts andusurpation.
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They signal the near totalusurpationof the altruistic rewards of medicine by monetary gain.
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Does a psychicusurpationequal in complicity the dissemination of an external one in an art work?
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Thisusurpationof the royal prerogatives by the administration was not without its challenges, however.
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The quantitative deficiency of signature may increaseusurpationsuccess limiting the initial aggressive reactions by host foundresses.
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Theusurpationof space by urbanization and the economy entails a less recognizable and de-historicized landscape.
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The aboriginal survivor, he noted, ' ' sadly likened ' ' floral and faunalusurpation' ' to the invasion of his country by the pale faces.
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A prevailing pattern is theirusurpationof the sub-district office's power.
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In the first case, hyperactive partisanship in the context of an imperfect election would raise the issue of "usurpation" by the opposition.
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For the colonised this is the overwhelming trauma ofusurpation, which has made them strangers in the land of their birth.
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Furthermore, any system that allowsusurpationof the family's role in the decisionmaking process was not favored.
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It also explained why he found it more convenient to create a story to conceal theusurpationrather than faithfully record the shocking truth.
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Orderly transitions in modern democracies are sensitive to even symbolicusurpation.
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