noun [C,U]
1 an act of taking control of a company by buying most of its shares:
They made a takeover bid for the company.
2 an act of taking control of a country, an area or a political organization by force:
a military takeover of the government
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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