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coup d'état

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coup d'état noun
or coup d'etat /ˌkuːˌdeɪˈtɑː/
plural coups d'état or coup d'etat /ˌkuːˌdeɪˈtɑː/
coup d'état
noun
or coup d'etat /ˌkuːˌdeɪˈtɑː/
plural coups d'état or coup d'etat /ˌkuːˌdeɪˈtɑː/
Learner's definition of COUP D'ÉTAT
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: a sudden attempt by a small group of people to take over the government usually through violence政变

coup d'état

noun

ˌkü-(ˌ)dā-ˈtä How to pronounce coup d'état (audio)
ˈkü-(ˌ)dā-ˌtä,
-də-
variants or coup d'etat
plural coups d'état or coups d'etat ˌkü-(ˌ)dā-ˈtä How to pronounce coup d'état (audio)
ˈkü-(ˌ)dā-ˌtä,
-də-
also coup d'états or coup d'etats
: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics
especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group
a military coup d'état of the dictator

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In August 1991, hard-liners in the government launched an abortive coup d'etat. William Welch And Jorge Ortiz, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022 The 84-year-old former leader was overthrown in a coup d'etat in September by a military junta that now leads the West African country. Washington Post, 5 May 2022 Schiff may also want to be reminded of José Sanjurjo y Sacanell, the Spanish general who led the July 1936 coup d'etat that started the Spanish Civil War. Peter Suciu, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Consider the recent efforts to atone for a massacre and coup d'etat that took place in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898 and left hundreds dead -- a brutal imposition of White political rule after the progress of Reconstruction. Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 4 Jan. 2022 In his remarks Monday evening, Erdogan framed the economic crisis as another foreign plot against Turkey, comparing it to a 2016 coup d'etat attempt that failed to push him from power. Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021 It is often cited by historians as the only violent coup d'etat in the United States. Delano Massey, CNN, 7 Nov. 2021 The situation escalated last month, when a military coup d'etat attributed to forces loyal to Bashir failed, resulting in most of the officers involved being arrested. Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 25 Oct. 2021 After the election of Allende in 1970 and Pinochet’s coup d'etat in 1973, the vast majority of Chilean vineyards fell into disrepair as many large tracts of land were redistributed. Jillian Dara, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, stroke of state

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coup d'état was in 1646

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