verb
- to remove from a throne or position of power; to dethrone
Usage: formal
Examples
- The revolution unthrones the corrupt monarch.
- Political scandals can unthrone even the most popular leaders.
- The board voted to unthrone the CEO after the financial crisis.
- History shows how quickly fortune can unthrone the mighty.
- The uprising aimed to unthrone the dictator and establish democracy.
- Economic collapse unthrones governments that seemed secure.