| NOUN | act | putsch, coup d'etat, coup, takeover | a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force |
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| Sounds | puh'ch | |
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| Rhymes | butch | |
| Meaning | A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force. | |
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| Synonyms | coup d'etat, coup, 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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