Usually (but not necessarily) by force. But in any event, not by statutorily legal lines of succession.
to seize power illegally means to take control with out any vote or government involved.
Usually (but not necessarily) by force. But in any event, not by statutorily legal lines of succession.
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If you mean, what is such a person called, the word is "usurper". If you mean, what is a name of a person who did that, Napoleon would be an example. He grabbed power by overturning the existing Government of France in 1799.
Usurper
A tyrant
In September 1917
Iran
The Bolsheviks did not seize power during the Russian Civil War. They had already seized governmental power from the Provisional Government in 1917. The civil war is generally figured to have started in 1918. The Bolsheviks managed to retain their power, not seize it, by winning the civil war.
Carpe denim means "seize the denim," but you probably mean carpe diem, which is "seize the day".
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Carpe- Seize/Enjoy Diem - Day Seize the day!
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