verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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authority
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He like many others at that time felt that female transvestites were usurping male authority .
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The court said the government interpreted the federal law so loosely that it usurped Congress' authority .
function
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Such corporations tend to usurp the functions of local elected authorities which are simultaneously subjected to greater central control.
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It presides ostentatiously on the horizon line, arrogantly usurping the monumental function of grand public buildings of the past.
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In so doing they do not usurp the legislative function .
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This is seen by some judges as usurping their function .
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A remarkable proportion regard the technical investigator as an unwelcome intruder who presumes to usurp the coroner's function .
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Now James had taken over that role from Edward, and he had usurped a little of her function too.
role
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The judges, critics say, have usurped the role of parliament.
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Then a howl went up among conservative critics of the court that it was usurping the role of the legislature.
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Mr Mandle was more concerned that the city government is usurping the role of its museums.
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It has usurped a role for which it was never created.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He accused Congress of trying usurp the authority of the President.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For years now, self-appointed surgeons without the appropriate training have been performing life-threatening operations usurping the skills of consultant plastic surgeons.
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If schools feel their own roles and responsibilities are being usurped, they will not cooperate.
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In so doing they do not usurp the legislative function.
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Streets, created by pedestrians, were usurped by motorists.
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The mass media, especially television, usurped the job the parties traditionally performed in reaching out to the people.
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Then a howl went up among conservative critics of the court that it was usurping the role of the legislature.
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This is seen by some judges as usurping their function.