bring down government
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to cause a government to fall
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- The corruption scandal eventually brought down the government.
- Mass protests in the capital are threatening to bring down the government.
- The opposition is looking for any weakness that could bring down the government.
- It was a series of economic missteps that ultimately brought down their government.
- The military coup swiftly brought down the elected government.
- They formed an unlikely alliance with the sole purpose of bringing down the government.
- A vote of no confidence is the constitutional way to bring down a government.
- The leaked documents contained information damaging enough to bring down the government.
- Historically, major famines have been known to bring down governments.
- The prime minister's resignation is not expected to bring down the entire government.