The phrase "a bid to overthrow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing attempts or efforts to remove someone from power or to change a government or authority.
Example: "The rebels launched a bid to overthrow the oppressive regime that had ruled for decades."
Alternatives: "an attempt to topple" or "a move to oust".
Jaffar Deghayes, 17, is believed to have died at the weekend after leaving home for Syria in a bid to overthrow Bashar Al-Assad's government.
Protestors claim they intend to surround a number of government ministries in a bid to overthrow the Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra.
1953: Castro and his brother Raúl joined 150 other revolutionaries and attacked a military barracks outside Santiago de Cuba in a bid to overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Some Sunni tribal leaders and former Iraqi military personnel who joined with Islamic State in a bid to overthrow Maliki's government have indicated that they are growing disillusioned with the militants' oppressive tactics. .
The TPPA is a symptom of fear and desperation, a massive bid to overthrow any resistance people might throw at them.
Niyombare used an independent radio station to announce his bid to overthrow Nkurunziza.
Al-Shabaab was pushed out of Mogadishu by African Union peacekeeping forces in 2011 but has remained a potent antagonist in Somalia, launching frequent attacks in its bid to overthrow the western-backed government.
The group was pushed out of Mogadishu by African Union peacekeeping forces in 2011 but has remained a potent antagonist in Somalia, launching frequent attacks in its bid to overthrow the Western-backed government.
The al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab was pushed out of Mogadishu by African Union peacekeeping forces in 2011 but has remained a potent antagonist in Somalia, launching frequent attacks in its bid to overthrow the Western-backed government.
Santiago is also where, on July 26 , 1953 Fidel formally initiated his bid to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, who had seized power in a military coup the previous year.
The Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, which frequently targets officials in its bid to overthrow the Western-backed Somali government, issued a statement taking responsibility for the attack.
