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coup d'état [or] coup d'etat
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- pronunciation:
- ku
de
ta
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noun |
| inflections: |
coups d'état |
| definition: |
a sudden surprise overthrow of a government, accomplished through political means or, more often, by force.
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| related words: |
cataclysm, uprising |
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