USURP; If you TAKE OVER your neighbor's backyard & claim his in-ground swimming pool as your own, you might SEIZE CONTROL of, or USURP his yard, but he'll probably call the cops on you. Leaders who USURP power don't ask for permission to TAKE CONTROL of their country it is TAKEN BY FORCE w/o authority or legal right (incl "finding votes" aka election fraud). They SEIZE POWER, often w/the help of a large group of ill-informed followers (incl lawyers).