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TAKEOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("takeover" is a kind of...):
buyout (acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "takeover"):
hostile takeover (a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company)
friendly takeover (a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company)
Derivation:
take over (take over ownership of; of corporations and companies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
Synonyms:
coup; coup d'etat; putsch; takeover
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("takeover" is a kind of...):
group action (action taken by a group of people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "takeover"):
countercoup (a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat)
Instance hyponyms:
October Revolution; Russian Revolution (the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922)
Derivation:
take over (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession)
