Word: usurp
Source: "Local Politics, A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots," second edition by Terry Christensen and Tom Hogen-Esch, chapter four, pg. 98.
Sentence: "In particular, the principle of Dillon's Rule usurped earlier principles of local sovereignty."
Definition: usurp: (vt., vi.): to take (power, a position, etc.) by force.
My sentence: In my career I hope I will never have usurped a position but earned it because of my qualifications.
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