Usually means: Removed from power by force.
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  1. overthrew: Merriam-Webster
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  5. overthrew: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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  8. overthrew: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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verb:  (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
verb:  (transitive, now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
noun:  A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
noun:  (archaic, rare) An act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.
verb:  (transitive, intransitive) To throw (something) so that it goes too far.
noun:  (sports) A throw that goes too far.
noun:  (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
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