NOUN | act | coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover | a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force |
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Meaning | A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force. | |
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Synonyms | coup, putsch, takeover | |
Instances | Russian Revolution, October Revolution | The coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922 |
Narrower | countercoup | A sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat |
Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
Spanish | alzamiento, golpe de estado, golpe, pronunciamiento, putsh | |
Catalan | cop d'estat |
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