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coup::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coup d'etat, putsch, takeover |
| Type of | group action |
| Has types | countercoup |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | success |
Examples of coup
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Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, took power in a military coup in 1989.
From the sacbee.com
Lobo said the conversation occurred in March 2009, three months before the coup.
From the denverpost.com
Getting an interview with 1950s-'60s Hall of Fame pitcher Koufax was a big coup.
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It was a coup d'etat and the president was threatened by the military to resign.
From the forbes.com
After all, a coup can come from many different levels in the military hierarchy.
From the guardian.co.uk
Until now, the Congress had stood fairly solidly behind Micheletti and the coup.
From the latimes.com
The coup-installed government didn't explain how they might resolve the dispute.
From the chron.com
Former Nigerian leader Ibrahim Babangida says the coup was timely and patriotic.
From the voanews.com
Even then, a group of officers attempted a coup to force Japan to keep fighting.
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- Coup d'etat: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
- A brilliant and notable success
- A coup d'u00E9tat (/u02CCkuu02D0 deu026Au02C8tu0251u02D0/ u00A0listenu00A0(helpu00B7info); French:u00A0, literally "blow of state" or "hit of state"; plural: coups d'u00E9tat, (pronounced like the singular form), also known simply as a coup (/u02CCkuu02D0/), putsch or an overthrow, is the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus...
- Coup is the debut album by The New Regime, which is a solo project by Ilan Rubin, the previous drummer of Welsh band Lostprophets and current drummer of Nine Inch Nails. Ilan recorded all 10 tracks himself on all instruments, including vocals. ...
- In contract bridge, coup is a generic name for various techniques in play, denoting a specific pattern in the lie and the play of cards.
- In head injury, a coup injury occurs under the site of impact with an object, and a contrecoup injury occurs on the side opposite the area that was impacted.
- The Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. It formed as a three-member group in 1992 with emcees Raymond "Boots" Riley and E-Roc along with DJ Pam the Funkstress. ...
- The first season of Alias premiered September 30, 2001 on ABC and concluded May 12, 2002 and was released on DVD in region 1 on September 2, 2003. Guest stars in season one include Sir Roger Moore, Terry O'Quinn, Quentin Tarantino, and Gina Torres.
- (couped) cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; -- used especially for the head or limb of an animal
