1. [n]  a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation
2. [n]  a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

Take Over
Author: Stephen W. Frey A U.S. President inspires a conspiracy among a secret society of Harvard alumni to topple his administration. The President's policies (especially his proposal to raise the inheritance tax to 90) spur the members of the Sevens Society to use their considerable influence in investment banking to bring on a financial disaster which can be blamed on the Chief Executive.

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