It happens that in a quarrel one person calls another a usurper, not knowing the meaning of this word. Let's find out what this word means. Who is a usurper?
What is usurpation?
Actually, usurpation is the seizure of power through violence. It is necessarily accompanied by violations of the law. It is also used to refer to misappropriation of authority.
The word itself has a Latin root, which means "mastery". Thus, the meaning of the word "usurper" can be interpreted as "possessing something."
Usurpation can be carried out by a single person or by a group. This can also include elections held with serious violations and falsification of results. Exceeding the powers of power, as well as their abuse, is a particular manifestation of usurpation. Accordingly, the usurper is the person who committed the actions listed above. The result of the capture is the distribution of its power to others and the ability to control the actions of all subordinates.
Known invaders
Among the most famous invaders are Gaius Julius Caesar, who was a commander and dictator, Octavian Augustus, the founder of the Romanempire, the legendary Napoleon. Domestic usurpers were Stalin and Lenin.
You can give a huge number of examples, as there are enough personalities in history who were tempted to the throne and took it away. Well, if we talk about the electoral system, then in many countries, residents can tell stories about fraud.
Features
Very often a usurper is a person to whom such character traits as vindictiveness and arrogance, violence and cruelty, vanity and intrigue, lust for power and ambition are attributed. This list can be continued for a long time. In some cases, endowing with such qualities exaggerated the real state of affairs, but sometimes it was quite right. After all, a person who seized power by force is hardly modest. No wonder they say that an intelligent person will never strive for power. The mental organization of the usurper is unlikely to be subtle.
Mankind knows many usurpers who were completely different from each other. Some were wise, some were cunning. Some were charming, while others were useless. But one thing is for sure: the usurper is a man of inflexibility.
There was something in each of them that pushed them to make decisions and act violently.
Gender usurpation
But what was said at the very beginning, when one person calls another a usurper, more often refers specifically to gender usurpation. This usually happens in families where husbands believe that they have some kind of superiority over their wives. They believe that men are higher in the hierarchy, and women should obey them. This problem is especially relevant in countries with patriarchy. But these days, there is a feminist movement that is actively fighting against it.
Results
So we figured out who the usurper is. This is a person who has seized political power by force or fraud. Violence is most often used to hasten the takeover process. Accordingly, the personality of such a person can be characterized by a clear inclination to violent actions.
Humanity has long since passed the time when this method of coming to power was quite common. This is less common today. But there are still deceptions and falsifications. It remains to be hoped that everything will turn out so that people come to power legally and without violence.