(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is the act of gaining control of a company by buying more of its shares than anyone else. (BUSINESS)
...the government’s ~ of the Bank of New England Corporation.
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ is the act of taking control of a country, political party, or movement by force.
There’s been a military ~ of some kind.
= coup
N-COUNT: usu with supp