Lower and Overthrow

Lower

Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.

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Overthrow and lower are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overthrow" instead a verb "Lower".

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Overthrow verb - Rule against.

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Lower and overthrow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Overthrow".

Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing

authority	lower authority	overthrow authority
boss	lower boss	overthrow boss

Order Versus Chaos: The conflict between Hammerites and Pagans has been replaced by a similar conflict between the Industry-focused nobility and the Graven, a revolutionary group from among the lower classes who want to overthrow the nobility and also worship the "old gods".

Source: Video Game / Thief (2014)
Of course, the whole system turns out to be good for two things-perpetuating itself and terrorizing the lower classes (having an immortal Physical God at its head helps) so it still takes a ridiculous amount of work to overthrow.

Source: Fascist, but Inefficient
Many interpretations of Judas Iscarot selling Jesus out to the Pharisees imply that Judas was hoping Jesus would use the incident to incite a Jewish revolt and overthrow the Roman occupation of Judea (Judas and lots of other lower-class citizens saw the Pharisees as Les Collaborateurs).

Source: Cruel to Be Kind

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