coup d'état
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
coup d'état
- The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.
- Synonyms: coup, putsch
- French: coup d'État
- German: Coup, Staatsstreich, Putsch
- Italian: colpo di stato
- Portuguese: golpe de estado
- Russian: переворо́т
- Spanish: golpe de estado
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