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takeover

/tˈeɪkˌoʊvɝ/noun3 syllables

Takeover means: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force.

Synonyms for takeover3

noun, as in a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

coup d'etat, coup, putsch

What does takeover mean?2

noun

1

a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

2

a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Takeover in a sentence

  • It's not a judicial reform; it's a judicial takeover.shekitten
  • We, ACME Ltd., hereby announce that we will resist with all our strength this hostile takeover.fcbond
  • Predictably, after Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter was flooded with Nazi spam.shekitten
  • Elon Musk's far-right takeover of Twitter has been a bigger disaster than anyone anticipated.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of takeover

as a noun

plural
takeovers