Sentence:  But the internationalists have <WSD>taken</WSD> over the governing body of the bar , and when the lads met in St. Louis , it was not to grumble about the humidity but to vote unanimously that the United Nations was scarcely less than wonderful , despite an imperfection here and there . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession