Daily Word: USURP

u·surp

   [yoo-surp, -zurp] 

~ verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 1) To seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right. 2) To use without authority or right; employ wrongfully.

SENTENCE: The role of the Executive Director should not usurp the role of the other directors.