Coup
Coup noun - A successful result brought about by hard work.
Ousting and coup are semantically related. in seizure of power topic. In some cases you can use "Ousting" instead a noun "Coup".
Nearby Word: coupe
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Initially power was shared among the members of the junta, but within a year Pinochet, the last man to join the coup détat, managed to maneuver his way into the Presidency, eventually ousting the other junta leaders.
Source: Useful Notes / Augusto Pinochet -
In the backstory to X Rebirth the Plutarch Mining Corporation's office in the Albion System staged a coup d'etat after the jumpgate network shut down, ousting the now-isolated Argon Federation government and military and setting themselves up as the government.
Source: One Nation Under Copyright -
The Coup: Gargoyle starts a rebel movement at Tartessos and they take control of the country by assassinating the Queen, ousting the King, renaming the country as Neo Atlantis and naming the king's son as the Emperor.
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