Cuànduó quánlì de xíngwéi zāo dào le rénmín de fǎnduì.
The act of usurping power was met with popular opposition.
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Strongly negative, formal/literary. Used historically about emperors and dynasties (篡夺王位 'usurp the throne'), and in modern contexts of political/corporate power grabs. Cannot be used neutrally for 'taking over'.