A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Chartists at once organized resistance to what they called the usurpation and, after a long civil war, were successful. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
I would argue that judicial usurpation is no commitment atall. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause and Life Without Parole for Under-18 (Nonhomicide) Offenders] Reference
I would argue that judicial usurpation is no commitment at all. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause and Life Without Parole for Under-18 (Nonhomicide) Offenders] Reference
This cynical act of totalitarian prestidigitation is called usurpation, or even more to the point, tyranny. From Wordnik.com. [CRUSADER RABBIT] Reference
Maybe y’all at the NY Times could cover the McCain usurpation of executive authority from a sitting U.S. President. —. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Slams Obama on National Security - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
After the Revolution, during the First Empire, so called, -- the usurpation, that is, of Napoleon Bonaparte, -- literature was well-nigh extinguished in France. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
He had so undeniably found his sphere that the idea of usurpation had receded gently as by natural laws, until his own personality had begun to color the day's work. From Wordnik.com. [The Masquerader] Reference
Wang Mang's "usurpation" is unusual from two points of view. From Wordnik.com. [A History of China] Reference
Absolvum te, the correct word is "usurpation" my friend. From Wordnik.com. [SofiaEcho RSS feed] Reference
Most Americans no longer even remembered what "usurpation" meant. From Wordnik.com. [LewRockwell.com] Reference
Lancastrian usurpation which is the irreparable disaster of English history. From Wordnik.com. [Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance] Reference
American in their daily political discussions, it would be the word "usurpation". From Wordnik.com. ["BANPC" via James Bow in Google Reader] Reference
But let any reader say in which of the above seven requirements there is the slightest "usurpation" on any right of a. From Wordnik.com. [The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816] Reference
To reject "usurpation" by Calderon and all officials he appoints. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico Tribunal Upholds Election Result] Reference
"usurpation" of states 'rights that "would force you to admit drunks, a known murderer or an insane person into your place of business.". From Wordnik.com. [PROSECUTE THEM NOW! - • • • Saving Our World One American at a Time • • •] Reference
That was a usurpation which, by force of arms, we have put down. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
The opponents of the measure had spoken of it as a "monstrous usurpation.". From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
Although it is a revolution radical, as I contend, it was not a usurpation. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
Surely this usurpation is more worrisome than a few federal stimulus programs. From Wordnik.com. [What America Has Lost] Reference
Where were the challenges to his usurpation of the presidency through a fraudulent election?. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Ahmadinejad, Media Rock Star] Reference
It was not a usurpation, because it took place within the provisions contemplated in the Constitution. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
Athaliah has now just heard the announcement of things that assure her of the overthrow of her usurpation. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
Senator from Kentucky denounces as a usurpation this measure, and particularly this amendment, this declaration. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
This act was a usurpation of authority, and further, it was diametrically wrong even had he possessed the authority. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
When the President of the United States issued his call for troops they cried out, 'A monstrous usurpation of power. '. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
Part of the discipline of teaching architectural history is teaching the history of war, usurpation, theft, and genocide. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Deily-Swearingen: Teaching Architecture in the Age of the Great "Mosque" Debate] Reference
The representatives ordered his proclamation to be torn from the marshal's hands, and proceeded next to avowed usurpation. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
It was successful at first, until the old, old story of attempted autocratic usurpation was again repeated by the monarch. From Wordnik.com. [The Spirit of Lafayette] Reference
Is it, then, for the United States Government to propose to the authors of this usurpation to cease seeking its total overthrow?. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
States, by their representatives at home, may mistake the nature of their powers, and endanger the Union by a usurpation of power?. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
During the period of the usurpation in England, popular anarchy prevailed, and levelled all ranks and distinctions throughout the nation. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
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