ascend the throne
verb
Roget 737a:
govern,
rule,
have authority,
hold authority,
possess authority,
exercise authority,
exert authority,
wield authority
etc.
n.;
reign,
be sovereign.
[acquire authority]
ascend the throne,
mount the throne;
take the reins,
take the reins into one's hand;
assume authority
etc.
n.,
assume the reins of government;
take command,
assume command.
[contend for authority]
politics
etc.
737.1.
be governed by,
be in the power of,
be a subject of,
be a citizen of.
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