Defect and Overthrow

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Defect

Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
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Overthrow and defect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overthrow" instead a verb "Defect".
Nearby Words: defective, defection, defector, defecting, defectively

Overthrow

Overthrow verb - Rule against.
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Defect and overthrow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Overthrow".
Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing

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eventual eventual defect eventual overthrow

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bad defect bad overthrow bad

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  • The player's girlfriend in the Neverwinter Nights module series The Bastard Of Kosigan is Alexandra de Velan, who prefers Alex and serves as the brains behind an attempt to overthrow the leadership of the most important district of the duchy of Burgundy and have it defect to the French.
    Source: Tomboyish Name
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