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A usurper is an illegitimate or controversial claimant to power, often but not always in a monarchy.[1][2] In other words, one who takes the power of a country, city, or established region for oneself, without any formal or legal right to claim it as one's own.[3] Usurpers can rise to power in a region by often unexpected physical force, as well as through political influence and deceit.[4]
- ^ "The Usurpation of Richard the Third » 31 Jul 1936 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive.
- ^ Levine, Mortimer (1959). "Richard III – Usurper or Lawful King?". Speculum. 34 (3): 391–401. doi:10.2307/2850815. ISSN 0038-7134. JSTOR 2850815.
- ^ "Definition of USURPER". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "In the end, usurpers accumulate power by taking it from the other State institutions, either by minimizing the role of the legislative power, or undermining the independence of the judiciary.", openDemocracy