Machtergreifung

Etymology
, (from +  (resultative verbal noun)), 19th century.

Noun

 * 1)  seizure of power, specifically in reference to Hitler's appointment as chancellor on 30 January 1933
 * 2) * 1858, Allgemeine österreichische Zeitung, cited in Schwäbischer Merkur 13 October 1858, 1093
 * "de"
 * "de"

- Das Vertrauen, mit dem ihm seine Unterthanen entgegenkommen, ist ein unbegrenztes, und die Befriedigung über seine Machtergreifung ist eine fast ausnahmslose.



Usage notes
Since the 1970s the terms "transfer of power", "transition of power" or  "acquisition of power" have been more commonly used as the unmarked terms for the (peaceful) transition of political power, as  has become strongly associated with 20th-century totalitarianism.