topple

/ˈtɒpl/ verb

Definition

FALL [I, T] › to fall, or to make something or someone fall

LEADER [T] › to make a leader lose their position of power

(Definition of topple verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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