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Discover LudwigThe phrase "advocated for the overthrow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing support for the removal of a government or authority, often in a political context.
Example: "The activist group advocated for the overthrow of the corrupt regime, believing that change was necessary for the country's future."
Alternatives: "supported the overthrow" or "championed the removal".
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Donald J. Trump, in the midst of an exchange over recent United States foreign policy on Thursday night, said that the world would be "so much better off" if Muammar el-Qaddafi were still in power in Libya — and that he had never advocated for the overthrow of his government.
It was Hillary Clinton who advocated for the overthrow of Gadhafi in Libya.
Giuliani said that Clinton "advocated for the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya" and should be "accountable" for the country's chaos.
Among other statements made by the Klan, it was claimed that Knights were only loyal to the pope and that they advocated for the overthrow of the United States government.
Contrasting Trump's leadership with Clinton's record as secretary of state, Giuliani noted that Clinton "advocated for the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya" and should be "accountable" for the country now being in chaos.
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We actually advocate for the overthrow of capitalism.
The prominent Iraqi politician who advocated for the 2003 U.S.-led invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein has died of a heart attack.
He advocated for the Muslim community.
"There was a mistaken notion in certain circles in Washington that the Iraqi civil service would remain intact," Barham Salih, the Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdish administration and a strong advocate for the overthrow of Saddam, said.
In Dennis v. United States, the court upheld the convictions of 11 Communist Party leaders for advocating the overthrow of the government.
In an atmosphere of cold war anxieties in 1951, the Supreme Court approved the conviction of leaders of the Communist Party for advocating the overthrow of the government.
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