Cede
Cede verb - To give up (as a position of authority) formally.
Usage example: the President officially cedes his position on the January 20th immediately following the presidential election
Nearby Word: ceding
Take over
Take over verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.
Both terms in one sentence
- Awakening the Sleeping Giant: In the backstory, the Moon colonists tried to take over Earth by carrying out guerilla superfighter attacks and demanding the feuding supranational blocs of Earth cede control.
- In the backstory of Mass Effect Human Revolution, the Moon colonists tried to take over Earth by carrying out guerilla superfighter attacks and demanding the feuding supranational blocs of Earth cede control.
Source: Awakening the Sleeping Giant
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