Vocabulary
Usurp
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
Urdu meaning
غصب کرنا، قبضہ کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Venerating men vs protection from those with a need to be venerated: Over time, there has been a realisation that we need a system of governance, where one man or a few men do not usurp decision-making.
Dawn Editorials —
The dichotomies
— 2025-12-12
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There is lingering apprehension today that the BJP, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s watch, could do with Kumar what it did with allies in Maharashtra pare them down by splitting their ranks and usurp direct power.
Dawn Editorials —
Yorktown, Galwan and Bihar
— 2025-10-28
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His officials went further, accusing judges of `judicial overreach` and an abuse of power to `usurp the authority of the president`.
Dawn Editorials —
The war within
— 2025-06-07
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The South Korean military refused to usurp people`s right to govern themselves through their elected representatives.
Dawn Editorials —
Cookie crumbles
— 2024-12-13
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Will we have rule of law on the streets to replace murderous intolerance, where an accused is not left to the mercy of lynch mobs or, worse still, where the police don`t usurp the role of judge, jury and executioner?
Dawn Editorials —
Imran-specific amendment?
— 2024-09-22
Synonyms
seize, take over, expropriate, take possession of, take, appropriate, steal, wrest, arrogate,
Curator example
“Richard usurped the throne”
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