2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: UPDATE: Very Bad Development In Hillary's Email Investigation: She Knew It Was A Security Risk [View all]notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)What gives HRC and her supporters the right to deny them their vote? Oh, and if you all had your way, you'd be the ones doing the usurping- not the poster you were replying to.
u·surp
yo͞oˈsərp/
verb
verb: usurp; 3rd person present: usurps; past tense: usurped; past participle: usurped; gerund or present participle: usurping
take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
"Richard usurped the throne"
synonyms: seize, take over, take possession of, take, commandeer, wrest, assume, expropriate
"Richard usurped the throne"
take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally: supplant.
"the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts"
synonyms: oust, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone; More
supplant, replace
"the Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts"
archaic
encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights).
"the Church had usurped upon the domain of the state"