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putsch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coup, coup d'etat, takeover |
| Type of | group action |
| Has types | countercoup |
Examples of putsch
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Why did Paraguay's Congress mount a constitutional putsch against the president?
From the economist.com
Barely 14 months later, a failed putsch in Moscow left the Soviet Union in ruins.
From the economist.com
The failure of the putsch forced his resignation from the Reichswehr in May 1920.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Rifaat subsequently overplayed his hand with a putsch against his brother in 1983.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Hamas declined and the football league has been dormant ever since the putsch.
From the cnn.com
He claims the demonstrations are part of a Kremlin-backed putsch against him.
From the economist.com
Troops involved in the attempted power grab defected, and the putsch failed.
From the time.com
Then came the high drama of the August putsch and the final unraveling of the union.
From the time.com
More damaging still are the reverberations of the party's putsch against her in 1990.
From the economist.com
- Coup d'etat: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
- 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...
- A coup; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government
- A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.
- The violent takeover of power, as that attempted by Hitler in the infamous Beer Hall Putsch.
