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Discover LudwigThe phrase "aim to overthrow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing intentions or goals related to challenging or removing authority or power.
Example: "The group aims to overthrow the current regime in order to establish a new government."
Alternatives: "strive to topple" or "seek to dismantle".
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But coups usually aim to overthrow one government and replace it with another.
Syrian opposition groups, which aim to overthrow Mr. Assad, condemned Mr. Nasrallah's stand and called for his fighters to withdraw from Syrian soil.
We have been conducting military activities that aim to overthrow a government; our troops are flying and dropping bombs that kill people — and just because they may be bad people does not make this operation something it isn't.
The accusation later transpires as mistaken, as Fly finds himself facing a gang of 20 conspirators ("The XX") who aim to overthrow the government.
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Later it contended that the group had covert aims to overthrow the Communist Party.
Supported by opposition parties, it was aiming to overthrow Mr Meciar.
Known as the Revolutionary Forces Front, the alliance aimed to overthrow the Khartoum government.
Belhaj was founder and leader of the LIFG which aimed to overthrow Gaddafi.
This aimed to overthrow Rwanda's Hutu president, Juvenal Habyarimana, and engineer a return to their home country.
Qatar would end up backing many of the revolutionary movements of the Arab spring aiming to overthrow the old order.
He acknowledges that if he were to gain the "worker justice" he seeks, some would lose power, but he is not aiming to overthrow the government.
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