hostile takeover
noun
1A takeover which is opposed by the company to be bought; frequently attributive, especially in hostile takeover bid.
2(In extended use) any assumption of control which is undertaken by stealth, or is strongly opposed or rejected by those it affects.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Wall Street Journal.
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