It happens that in a quarrel one person calls the other a usurper, not knowing the meaning of the word. Let's find out what this word means. Who is a usurper?
What is usurpation?
In fact, usurpation is a seizure of power through violence. It is necessarily accompanied by violations of the law. Also, this word is called the 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 both by a single person and by a group. This may also include elections held with serious violations and falsification of results. Exceeding powers of authority, as well as abuse of them, is a particular manifestation of usurpation. Accordingly, the usurper is the person who performed the above actions. The result of the capture is the extension of their power to others and the ability to control the actions of all subordinates.
Famous invaders
Among the most famous invaders are Guy Julius Caesar, who was a commander and dictator, Octavian Augustus - the founder of the Roman Empire, the legendary Napoleon. Domestic usurpers were Stalin and Lenin.
A huge number of examples can be given, since in history there are enough personalities who were seduced 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.
Characteristics
Very often the usurper is a person who is credited with such traits of character as vengeance and arrogance, violence and cruelty, vanity and intrigue, power lust and ambitiousness. This list can be continued for a long time. In some cases, endowment with such qualities exaggerated the real state of affairs, but sometimes it was quite fair. 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 usurper’s mental organization is unlikely to be subtle.
Mankind knows many usurpers who were completely different from each other. Someone was wise, someone was cunning. Some were charming, while others were worthless. But one thing is for sure: the usurper is an unbending man.
In each of them there was something that encouraged them to make decisions and to violent acts.
Usurpation of gender
But what was said at the very beginning, when one person calls another usurper, more often refers precisely to usurpation of gender. This usually happens in families where husbands believe they have some 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 nowadays, the movement of feminists who are actively struggling with this has become widespread.
Summary
So, we found out who the usurper is. This is a man who seized political power by force or fraud. Violence is most often used to speed up the capture process. Accordingly, the personality of such a person can be characterized by a clear tendency to violent acts.
Mankind has long passed the time when such a way of coming to power was quite common. Today this is less common. But fraud and fraud still occur. It is hoped that everything will turn out so that people come to power legally and without violence.