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coup d'état
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coup d'é·tat  (k d-tä)
n. pl. coups d'état (k) or coup d'états (d-täz)
The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority.
[French : coup, blow, stroke + de, of + état, state.]
coup d'état [ˈkuː deɪˈtɑː (French) ku deta]
n pl coups d'état [ˈkuːz deɪˈtɑː (French) ku deta]
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a sudden violent or illegal seizure of government
[French, literally: stroke of state]
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coup d'état
noun overthrow, takeover, coup, rebellion, putsch, seizure of power, palace revolution The government put down an attempted coup d'état last week.
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coup d'état [ˈkuːdeɪˈtɑː] n → coup m d'État
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