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Coup d'etat   /ku dˈɛtˌæt/   Listen
Coup d'etat

noun
1.
A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force.  Synonyms: coup, putsch, takeover.






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... this struggle a coup d'etat was effected at Pekin of which at the time it was impossible to measure the whole significance. In July, 1884, the Chinese world was startled by the sudden fall and disgrace of Prince Kung, who had been the most powerful man in China since ...
— China • Demetrius Charles Boulger



Words linked to "Coup d'etat" :   Russian Revolution, October Revolution, countercoup, group action



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